# Thermalisation of electrons in a stellar atmosphere

Source: [Thermalisation of electrons in a stellar atmosphere](<https://www.sota2.com/research/paper/68fa204c7a2b558e29330018>)

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Authors: L. Chevallier

Published: 2006-01-19T22:20:49.000Z

## Abstract

We are interested in electrons kinetics in a stellar atmosphere to validate or invalidate the usually accepted hypothesis of thermalisation of electrons. For this purpose, we calculate the velocity distribution function of electrons by solving the kinetic equation of these particles together with the equations of radiative transfer and statistical equilibrium. We note that this distribution can deviate strongly from a Maxwell-Boltzmann distribution if non-LTE effects are important. Some results and astrophysical consequences are examined.

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## Original sources and implementation

[Original paper](<https://arxiv.org/abs/astro-ph/0601459>)

[PDF](<https://arxiv.org/pdf/astro-ph/0601459.pdf>)