How good is damped molecular dynamics as a method to simulate radiation damage in metals?

New Journal of Physics

Volumn 11, Issue , 2009, Pages

  Le Page, J ^a   Mason, D R ^a   Race, C P ^a   Foulkes, W M C ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATOMS; DAMPING; ELECTRON ENERGY LOSS SPECTROSCOPY; ENERGY DISSIPATION; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; RADIATION DAMAGE;

ATOMIC ENVIRONMENTS; CLASSICAL MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; DAMPING FORCES; EHRENFEST; ELECTRONIC ENERGY LOSS; LENGTH SCALE; LOW ENERGIES; QUANTUM MECHANICALS; VISCOUS DAMPING COEFFICIENTS;

DYNAMICS;

EID: 60849099057     PISSN: 13672630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/1367-2630/11/1/013004     Document Type: Article

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