Open AccessAN ELECTRON TRANSPORT THEORY OF THE CAVITY IONIZATION
Author(s) -
Lou Zheng-Ming
Publication year - 1980
Publication title -
wuli xuebao
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.199
H-Index - 47
ISSN - 1000-3290
DOI - 10.7498/aps.29.205
Subject(s) - ionization , electron , atomic physics , physics , energy spectrum , ionization energy , electron transport chain , quantum mechanics , ion , chemistry , biochemistry
In the present paper, the electron transport equation has been applied to study the phenomena of cavity ionization. It has been shown that the effect of the cavity on the energy spectrum of electron inside it can be attributed to an equivalent electron source uniformly distributed in the cavity. A formula for the energy spectrum of the equivalent electron source is obtained. The deposited energy of the equivalent electron source in the cavity of a plate chamber has been calculated. As compared with the Spencer-Attix theory, the present theory is shown to be in better agreement with experiment for describing phenomena of the cavity ionization.