Electric microfield distributions in strongly coupled plasmas

Journal Article · Thu Sep 01 04:00:00 EDT 1983 · Phys. Rev. A; (United States)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevA.28.1667· OSTI ID:5464483

Iglesias, C A; Lebowitz, J L; MacGowan, D

A new method is developed for calculating electric microfield distributions in a plasma. The method uses a coupling-parameter integration technique to express the Fourier transform of the microfield distribution in terms of a special pair-distribution function. An approximation of this function yielding the exact second moment of the microfield distribution gives results which agree well with computer simulations for strongly coupled one-component plasmas.

• Research Organization: Department of Mathematics, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, New Jersey 08903
• OSTI ID: 5464483
• Journal Information: Phys. Rev. A; (United States), Journal Name: Phys. Rev. A; (United States) Vol. 28:3; ISSN PLRAA
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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