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Title: Low-frequency electric microfield distributions in plasmas

Journal Article · · Phys. Rev. A; (United States)

We evaluate the low-frequency component electric microfield distribution at a charged point, i.e., the field distribution due to ions, possibly of different species, which interact through an electron-screened potential. The method employed is an adaptation of the adjustable-parameter exponential (APEX) approximation previously developed for the high-frequency component and involves a noninteracting-quasiparticle representation of the electron-screened ions designed to yield the correct second moment of the microfield distribution. The APEX results are compared to Monte Carlo simulations, and we find good agreement.

Research Organization:
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, University of California, Livermore, California 94550
OSTI ID:
6127206
Journal Information:
Phys. Rev. A; (United States), Vol. 31:3
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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