Temperature dependence on electron degradation spectra
- Argonne National Lab., IL (United States)
Electron degradation has been studied extensively in the high-keV and subexcitation electron energy domains for a variety of atoms and molecules. In these energy domains, the effect of electron energy gain on electron degradation in the surrounding molecules through superelastic and rovibrational deexcitation processes is negligible. However, as the energy approaches the thermal energy (<1 eV), the electron energy gain process play a crucial role in the degradation, a role that should be properly accounted for in solving the kinetic equation. The authors have investigated the temperature dependence of the electron degradation of surrounding molecules by solving the Boltzmann equation. Their findings suggest that as temperature increases, electrones are more likely to gain energy, causing the time evolution to become slower and the distribution to become broader.
- OSTI ID:
- 131219
- Report Number(s):
- CONF-920376--
- Journal Information:
- Bulletin of the American Physical Society, Journal Name: Bulletin of the American Physical Society Journal Issue: 9 Vol. 37; ISSN BAPSA6; ISSN 0003-0503
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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