Equation of state, transport coefficients, and stopping power of dense plasmas from the average-atom model self-consistent approach for astrophysical and laboratory plasmas

Journal Article · Sat May 15 00:00:00 EDT 2010 · Physics of Plasmas

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3420276· OSTI ID:21371135

Faussurier, Gerald; Blancard, Christophe; Cosse, Philippe; Renaudin, Patrick ^[1]

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1. CEA, DAM, DIF, F-91297 Arpajon (France)

Calculations of equation of state, transport coefficients, and stopping power of dense plasmas are presented. Theoretical results have been obtained using the first-principles average-atom model self-consistent approach for astrophysical and laboratory plasmas (SCAALP) based on the finite-temperature density-functional theory and the Gibbs-Bogolyubov inequality. Numerical results, comparisons with molecular dynamics, and Monte Carlo simulations and experiments are presented and discussed in the high energy density physics domain including part of the warm dense matter regime. Results show that the average-atom model SCAALP is well suited to describe thermodynamic and transport properties for a wide range of high energy density physics applications.

• OSTI ID: 21371135
• Journal Information: Physics of Plasmas, Vol. 17, Issue 5; Other Information: DOI: 10.1063/1.3420276; (c) 2010 American Institute of Physics; ISSN 1070-664X
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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