On the possibility of achieving a condensed crystalline state in cooled particle beams

Conference · Wed Oct 15 00:00:00 EDT 1986 · AIP Conf. Proc.; (United States)

OSTI ID:6058102

Schiffer, J P; Rahman, A

Calculations have shown that when a plasma of one kind of particle (one-component plasma or OCP) is below a certain temperature, it will undergo a phase transition and the particles will form a crystalline (bcc) array./sup 1/ The relevant parameter is GAMMA(q/sup 2//a)/kT (where a is the average spacing and the T the temperature) and the transition takes place at GAMMA = 170. The properties of proposed storage rings for heavy ions with q>>e, are such that an ordered array may actually be realized.

• Research Organization: Argonne National Laboratory, Argonne, IL 60439
• DOE Contract Number: W-31-109-ENG-38
• OSTI ID: 6058102
• Report Number(s): CONF-860575-
• Journal Information: AIP Conf. Proc.; (United States), Vol. 150:1; Conference: 2. conference on particle and nuclear physics, Lake Louise, Canada, 26 May 1986
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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