Monte Carlo determination of the field dependence of the first Townsend ionization coefficient for atomic hydrogen

The Monte Carlo method has been used to find the /p₀ = f(E/p₀) dependence for atomic hydrogen from E/p₀ = 10 to 100 V/cm-torr· For the calculation it was assumed that elastic collisions and ionization could be accompanied by an atomic excitation corresponding to the transition of a ls electron to a 2s or 2p level.Translated from Izvestiya VUZ. Fizika, No. 8, pp. 70–76, August, 1970.In conclusion the authors thank R. K. Peterkop for moral support of the fundamental idea of this paper.