Electron Transport Calculations Between 1MeV and 1 eV

Abstract

In this report we describe mathematical analysis, physics research and computer program development for the simulation of charged particle transport in irradiated and non-irradiated solids. The simulation techniques described were used to calculate energy deposition, charge, and current distributions in these solids. The scope of the work included: (1) discrete ordinates transport calculations of low energy (I eV to 20 eV) electrons in silicon dioxide with and without electric fields; (2) comparison testing of one- dimensional discrete ordinates transport codes for charged and neutral particles with analytical benchmark calculations; (3) Monte Carlo transport calculations for low energy electrons in the presence of strong electric fields in silicon dioxide; (4) Monte Carlo transport calculations for high energy (MeV) electrons in insulating materials with internal electric fields.... Discrete ordinates, Monte Carlo calculations, Electron transport, Benchmark calculations, Charge distributions in insulators, Electron-phonon interactions, Electric fields.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 01, 1992
Accession Number
ADA263412

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  • Stanley Woolf

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Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Boltzmann Equation
  • Charged Particles
  • Command And Control
  • Computational Fluid Dynamics
  • Computational Science
  • Computer Programs
  • Crystal Lattice Vibrations
  • Dielectrics
  • Electric Fields
  • Electron Energy
  • Electrons
  • Energy
  • Energy Transfer
  • Fermi Levels
  • High Energy
  • Mathematical Analysis
  • Monte Carlo Method

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  • Physics

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  • Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD)
  • Fluid Dynamics.
  • Materials Science and Engineering.

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  • Microelectronics