Electron cascade simulations in a gas cell

This dataset contains the output of drift cell simulations performed for the development and characterization of the instrument. In the simulated setup, incoming ions through a carbon foil (CF) membrane and then enter the first stage of the gas cell, which is filled with a low-pressure gas mixture. Within this region, ions lose energy through collisions with the gas, while a dedicated electric drift field is applied to guide the produced electrons downwards toward the detector. The goal is to investigate the cascade of electrons generated by these interactions. The simulated drift cell has the following characteristics: Drift cell dimensions: 4 x 4 x 1.5 cm Distance to CF: 1.7 cm (scattering on CF not yet included) Operating pressure: 50 mbar Incident ion: Hydrogen ion (H⁺) at 2 keV Average number of primary electrons produced per ion: 69 Simulations performed by particles with random initial directions Output file structure:The output file format follows this structure: - The files are organized into groups of 100 particles; for each simulated particle, we report: Particle number Incident angle Initial position (x, y, z) Initial velocity (vx, vy, vz) - This is followed by information for each electron reaching the end of the drift region Electron number Initial position (xi, yi, zi) Final position (xf, yf, zf) Electron arrival time