Direct Simulation Monte Carlo Description of Ionospheric Chemistry.

Abstract

The direct simulation Monte Carlo method has been extended to describe the detailed chemistry in the ionosphere. A theoretical relationship between the continuum reaction rates and the reaction cross sections required for the Monte Carlo simulation has been established. The effects of high energy electrons on the ambient ionosphere has been investigated and details of the nonequilibrium results are presented. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 01, 1979
Accession Number
ADA073893

Entities

People

  • Graham Bird
  • Takashi Sugimura

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Chemical Reaction Properties
  • Chemical Reactions
  • Chemistry
  • Dissociation
  • Energy
  • Equations
  • Exothermic Reactions
  • Heat Of Activation
  • High Energy
  • Molecules
  • Monte Carlo Method
  • Recombination Reactions
  • Shock Waves
  • United States

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Computational Modeling and Simulation
  • Molecular Photonics/Laser Physics
  • Space/Atmospheric Physics.

Technology Areas

  • Microelectronics