Published March 2011 | Version v1
Journal article

Collisional recombination coefficient in an ultracold plasma: Calculation by the molecular dynamics method

  • 1. Russian Academy of Sciences, Joint Institute for High Temperatures (Russian Federation)
  • 2. "Kurchatov Institute" Russian Research Center (Russian Federation)

Description

New results of the calculations of the distribution function and the electron diffusion coefficient in energy space are presented. We analyze all of the data obtained and calculate the temperature dependence of the recombination coefficient. This dependence coincides with the Gurevich-Pitaevsky analytical formula in the region of a weakly coupled plasma and begins to differ in the direction of a decline in the region of a strongly coupled plasma; the difference can reach several orders of magnitude.

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Journal Title
Journal of Experimental and Theoretical Physics
Journal Volume
112
Journal Issue
3
Journal Page Range
p. 527-533
ISSN
1063-7761
CODEN
JTPHES

INIS

Country of Publication
United States
Country of Input or Organization
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
INIS RN
43116374
Subject category
S70: PLASMA PHYSICS AND FUSION TECHNOLOGY;
Descriptors DEI
DIFFUSION; DISTRIBUTION FUNCTIONS; ELECTRON COLLISIONS; ELECTRONS; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS METHOD; PLASMA; RECOMBINATION; TEMPERATURE DEPENDENCE
Descriptors DEC
CALCULATION METHODS; COLLISIONS; ELEMENTARY PARTICLES; FERMIONS; FUNCTIONS; LEPTONS

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