Computer simulations of excess electron transport in neon
- 1 March 1992
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Physical Society (APS) in Physical Review A
- Vol. 45 (6) , 4015-4022
- https://doi.org/10.1103/physreva.45.4015
Abstract
The behavior of excess electrons in neon gas in a wide range of densities is investigated using molecular-dynamics simulations with a parameter-free interparticle potential. A realistic pseudopotential reproducing the measured electron-Ne low-energy scattering properties is used. A transition from quasifree behavior to a localized regime where the electron is trapped in a bubblelike cavity is observed as the density is increased beyond a value that is close to the experimental one. The calculated electron mobilities in a wide range of densities are also found to be in reasonable agreement with the experimental data.Keywords
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