Modeling electron transport in the presence of electric and magnetic fields.

Fan, Wesley C.; Drumm, Clifton Russell; Pautz, Shawn D.; Turner, C. David

doi:10.2172/1096262

Title: Modeling electron transport in the presence of electric and magnetic fields.

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This report describes the theoretical background on modeling electron transport in the presence of electric and magnetic fields by incorporating the effects of the Lorentz force on electron motion into the Boltzmann transport equation. Electromagnetic fields alter the electron energy and trajectory continuously, and these effects can be characterized mathematically by differential operators in terms of electron energy and direction. Numerical solution techniques, based on the discrete-ordinates and finite-element methods, are developed and implemented in an existing radiation transport code, SCEPTRE.

Authors:: Fan, Wesley C.; Drumm, Clifton Russell; Pautz, Shawn D.; Turner, C. David

Publication Date:: Sun Sep 01 00:00:00 EDT 2013

Research Org.:: Sandia National Lab. (SNL-NM), Albuquerque, NM (United States)

Sponsoring Org.:: USDOE National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA)

OSTI Identifier:: 1096262

Report Number(s):: SAND2013-8053
476331

DOE Contract Number:: AC04-94AL85000

Resource Type:: Technical Report

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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                    Fan, Wesley C., Drumm, Clifton Russell, Pautz, Shawn D., and Turner, C. David. Modeling electron transport in the presence of electric and magnetic fields..  United States: N. p., 2013. 
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                    Fan, Wesley C., Drumm, Clifton Russell, Pautz, Shawn D., & Turner, C. David. Modeling electron transport in the presence of electric and magnetic fields..  United States.  https://doi.org/10.2172/1096262

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                    Fan, Wesley C., Drumm, Clifton Russell, Pautz, Shawn D., and Turner, C. David. 2013.  
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