Exact solution of an electron kinetic equation for a strongly nonisothermal two-component plasma

Journal Article · Sun Aug 01 00:00:00 EDT 1993 · Physical Review. E, Statistical Physics, Plasmas, Fluids, and Related Interdisciplinary Topics; (United States)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevE.48.1593· OSTI ID:6241618

Polishchuk, A Y ^[1]

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1. Max-Planck-Institut fuer Quantenoptik, D-8046 Garching (Germany)

In the experiments on powerful femtosecond laser pulses interacting with matter, strongly nonisothermal plasmas can be generated [H. M. Milchberg, R. R. Freeman, S. C. Davey, and R. M. Moore, Phys. Rev. Lett. 61, 2364 (1988)]. In the present paper it is shown that if electron and ion temperatures of plasmas satisfy the inequality [ital T][sub [ital e]][much gt][ital T][sub [ital i]], the kinetic equation for the electron distribution function taking into account electron-ion collisions as well as electron-electron collisions can be solved exactly analytically. It is another example of the existence of an analytic solution of a kinetic equation in addition to the well-known case of the Lorentz model.

• OSTI ID: 6241618
• Journal Information: Physical Review. E, Statistical Physics, Plasmas, Fluids, and Related Interdisciplinary Topics; (United States), Vol. 48:2; ISSN 1063-651X
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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