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EQUILIBRIUM ELECTRON DISTRIBUTIONS IN ELASTICALLY SCATTERING GASES

Technical Report ·
DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/4039891· OSTI ID:4039891
An IBM-704-7090 Fortran program was written to evaluate the equilibrium distribution function for electrons undergoing elastic collisions in a gas in the presence of a uniform electric field. The transport cross section for the scattering of electrons upon molecules of the gas is entered as a table of values and interpolation is performed by the ccde. Swarm averages of nunnerically specified quantities over the computed distribution function may be obtained. Numerical results for electrons diffusing in angon gas are given. (auth)
Research Organization:
Oak Ridge National Lab., Tenn.; Oak Ridge Gaseous Diffusion Plant, Tenn.
DOE Contract Number:
W-7405-ENG-26
NSA Number:
NSA-15-022925
OSTI ID:
4039891
Report Number(s):
ORNL-3081
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English