logLei Module Function
pure module function logLei(Te, ne, Z, removeDisc) result(res)
Calculate Coulomb logarithm for electron-ion collisions (NRL Formulary 2013 page 34 equation b). Assumes Te > TiZm_e/m_i
Arguments
| Type | Intent | Optional | Attributes | Name | ||
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| real(kind=rk), | intent(in) | :: | Te |
Electron temperature in eV |
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| real(kind=rk), | intent(in) | :: | ne |
Electron density in m^{-3} |
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| real(kind=rk), | intent(in) | :: | Z |
Ion charge |
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| logical, | intent(in), | optional | :: | removeDisc |
Remove the discontinuity at 10eV by moving the branch switch to Te = Z 2 * e2 eV. Defaults to .false. |