Avalanches of electrons in a gas

1 December 1986

journal article
Published by Cambridge University Press (CUP) in Journal of Applied Probability

Vol. 23 (4) , 867-879
https://doi.org/10.2307/3214461

Abstract

The motion of electrons through a gas of particles is modelled as a two-state process: an electron is alternatingly moving and being held captive by a non-moving particle, during exponentially distributed periods.The model contains a parameter p, the probability that collision of an electron with a gas particle does not lead to its capture but produces an extra electron.The quantity of interest is the current C(t) produced by the moving electrons, as a function of time.

Keywords

MODELLED
FUNCTION
ALTERNATINGLY MOVING
STATE PROCESS
MODEL CONTAINS
DISTRIBUTED PERIODS
TWO STATE
MOVING ELECTRONS
EXTRA ELECTRON
HELD CAPTIVE

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