Potential of mean force for electrical conductivity of dense plasmas
- Los Alamos National Lab. (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)
The electrical conductivity in dense plasmas can be calculated with the relaxation-time approximation provided that the interaction potential between the scattering electron and the ion is known. To date there has been considerable uncertainty as to the best way to define this interaction potential so that it correctly includes the effects of ionic structure, screening by electrons and partial ionization. The current approximations lead to significantly different results with varying levels of agreement when compared to bench-mark calculations and experiments. Here, we present a new way to define this potential, drawing on ideas from classical fluid theory to define a potential of mean force. This new potential results in significantly improved agreement with experiments and bench-mark calculations, and includes all the aforementioned physics self-consistently.
- Research Organization:
- Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE
- Grant/Contract Number:
- AC52-06NA25396
- OSTI ID:
- 1396133
- Alternate ID(s):
- OSTI ID: 1549230
- Report Number(s):
- LA-UR-17-26365
- Journal Information:
- High Energy Density Physics, Vol. 25; ISSN 1574-1818
- Publisher:
- ElsevierCopyright Statement
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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