Published November 2006 | Version v1
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Ground state of a confined Yukawa plasma

Creators

  • 1. Institut fuer Theoretische Physik und Astrophysik, Christian-Albrechts-Universitaet zu Kiel, D-24098 Kiel (Germany)
  • 2. Institut fuer Experimentelle und Angewandte Physik, Christian-Albrechts-Universitaet zu Kiel, D-24098 Kiel (Germany)
  • 3. Institut fuer Physik, Universitaet Rostock, Universitaetsplatz 3 D-18051 Rostock (Germany)

Description

The ground state of an externally confined one-component Yukawa plasma is derived analytically. In particular, the radial density profile is computed. The results agree very well with computer simulations of three-dimensional spherical Coulomb crystals. We conclude in presenting an exact equation for the density distribution for a confinement potential of arbitrary geometry

Additional details

Identifiers

DOI
10.1103/PhysRevE.74.056403;
arXiv
arXiv:physics/0607203v1;

Publishing Information

Journal Title
Physical Review. E, Statistical Physics, Plasmas, Fluids, and Related Interdisciplinary Topics
Journal Volume
74
Journal Issue
5
Journal Page Range
p. 056403-056403.6
ISSN
1063-651X
CODEN
PLEEE8

INIS

Country of Publication
United States
Country of Input or Organization
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
INIS RN
39085719
Subject category
S71: CLASSICAL AND QUANTUM MECHANICS, GENERAL PHYSICS; S70: PLASMA PHYSICS AND FUSION TECHNOLOGY;
Descriptors DEI
ANALYTICAL SOLUTION; COMPUTERIZED SIMULATION; CRYSTALS; DISTRIBUTION; GROUND STATES; PLASMA; PLASMA CONFINEMENT; PLASMA DENSITY; PLASMA POTENTIAL; PLASMA SIMULATION; SPHERICAL CONFIGURATION; THREE-DIMENSIONAL CALCULATIONS
Descriptors DEC
CONFIGURATION; CONFINEMENT; ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; ENERGY LEVELS; MATHEMATICAL SOLUTIONS; SIMULATION

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