| The Modelling of Radiation Damage in Metals Using Ehrenfest Dynamics 2011 Edition Contributor(s): Race, Christopher (Author) |
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ISBN: 3642423027 ISBN-13: 9783642423024 Publisher: Springer OUR PRICE: $104.49 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: November 2014 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Science | Physics - Condensed Matter - Science | Physics - Mathematical & Computational - Science | Radiation |
| Dewey: 621.483 |
| Series: Springer Theses |
| Physical Information: 0.67" H x 6.14" W x 9.21" (0.99 lbs) 303 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Atomistic simulations of metals under irradiation are indispensable for understanding damage processes at time- and length-scales beyond the reach of experiment. Previously, such simulations have largely ignored the effect of electronic excitations on the atomic dynamics, even though energy exchange between atoms and electrons can have significant effects on the extent and nature of radiation damage. This thesis presents the results of time-dependent tight-binding simulations of radiation damage, in which the evolution of a coupled system of energetic classical ions and quantum mechanical electrons is correctly described. The effects of electronic excitations in collision cascades and ion channeling are explored and a new model is presented, which makes possible the accurate reproduction of non-adiabatic electronic forces in large-scale classical molecular dynamics simulations of metals. |
