Moderation of recombination in an ultracold laser-produced plasma

Journal Article · Sun Dec 31 04:00:00 EST 2000 · Quantum Electronics (Woodbury, N.Y.)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1070/QE2000V030N12ABEH001869· OSTI ID:21442782

Tkachev, Aleksei N; Yakovlenko, Sergei I ^[1]

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1. A.M. Prokhorov General Physics Institute, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow (Russian Federation)

It is shown that the recent production [T C Killian et al. Phys. Rev. Lett. 83 4776 (1999)] of an ultracold laser plasma (N{sub e} {approx} 2 x 10{sup 9} cm{sup -3}, T{sub e} {approx} 0.1 K, T{sub i} {approx} 10 {mu}K) can be considered as the first experimental demonstration of the metastable state of a supercooled plasma which we predicted theoretically. Our theory provides an explanation for the moderation of three-body recombination observed in the above-cited paper. We present the calculations that simulate the conditions of the ultracold-plasma experiments. (interaction of laser radiation with matter. laser plasma)

• OSTI ID: 21442782
• Journal Information: Quantum Electronics (Woodbury, N.Y.), Journal Name: Quantum Electronics (Woodbury, N.Y.) Journal Issue: 12 Vol. 30; ISSN 1063-7818
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

70 PLASMA PHYSICS AND FUSION TECHNOLOGY
COLD PLASMA
ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION
LASER RADIATION
LASER-PRODUCED PLASMA
MANY-BODY PROBLEM
PLASMA
RADIATIONS
RECOMBINATION
THREE-BODY PROBLEM