Radiation transfer in dense plasmas

The expression for the enhanced radiation transfer Q, due to the quantum nature of the plasmon-electron interaction, is derived in a form facilitating the analysis of the approximations made. The approximations are discussed and Q is evaluated. It is found that the temperature and density dependence of Q can be expressed by the single parameter up equivalent (h/2π) W sub(p) / K sub(B) T, where (h/2π) W sub(p) is the plasmon energy, T is the temperature and K sub(B) is Boltzmann's constant. When electron scattering dominates the opacity and up approximatelly equal 0.2, for example, it is found that Q approximatelly equal 1.5 (i.e. the radiation transfer is 50% enhanced). (L.C.)