Dynamic non-Maxwellian screening effects on elastic collisions in Lorentzian plasmas

The dynamic plasma screening and non-Maxwellian effects on elastic electron-ion collisions are investigated in generalized Lorentzian distribution plasmas. The eikonal is employed to obtain the eikonal phase as a function of the spectral index, impact parameter, collision energy, thermal energy, and Debye length. The result shows that the non-Maxwellian effect suppresses the eikonal phase. It is found that the dynamic screening effect significantly enhances the elastic collision cross section for the low thermal energy case. In addition, the eikonal collision cross section is increased by the non-Maxwellian effect.     

Oscillatory screening and quantum interference effects on electron collisions in quantum plasmas

The oscillatory screening and collision-induced quantum interference effects on electron-electron collisions are investigated in dense quantum plasmas. The modified Debye-Hückel potential with the total spin states of the system is considered to obtain the differential electron-electron scattering cross section in quantum plasmas. It is shown that the electron-electron scattering cross section decreases with an increase of the quantum wave number. In addition, the minimum position of the cross section has been appeared with increasing the collision energy at the scattering angle θL=π/4. It is also found that the oscillatory screening effects strongly suppress the cross section near θL=π/4. In addition, it is found that the quantum interference effects suppress the cross section, especially, for the forward and backward scattering cases.     

Quantum effects on magnetization due to ponderomotive force in cold quantum plasmas

The quantum effects on the magnetization due to the ponderomotive force are investigated in cold quantum plasmas. It is shown that the ponderomotive force of the electromagnetic wave induces the magnetization and cyclotron motion in quantum plasmas. We also show that the magnetic field would not be induced without the quantum effects in plasmas. It is also found that the quantum effect enhances the cyclotron frequency due to the ponderomotive force related to the time variation of the field intensity. In addition, it is shown that the magnetization diminishes with an increase of the frequency of the electromagnetic field.     

Quantum effects on propagation of surface Langmuir oscillations in semi-bounded quantum plasmas

The quantum effects on the propagation of surface Langmuir oscillations are investigated in semi-bounded quantum plasmas. The specular reflection method is employed to obtain the dispersion relation of the surface Langmuir oscillations. The results show that the surface Langmuir oscillations can be propagated due to the quantum effects. It is also shown that the quantum effect enhances the propagation velocity. However, in high wave number domains, the group velocity of the propagation of surface Langmuir oscillations decreases with increasing the wave number. In addition, the electrostatic fast surface oscillating mode is found in the semi-bounded cold quantum plasmas.     

Quantum effects on polarization bremsstrahlung from electron-atom collisions in partially ionized dense hydrogen plasmas

The quantum effects on the polarization bremsstrahlung emission due to the low-energy electron-atom collisions are investigated in partially ionized dense hydrogen plasmas. The impact parameter analysis is employed to describe the motion of the projectile electron in order to investigate the variation of the bremsstrahlung emission spectrum as a function of the impact parameter, de Broglie wave length, Debye length, and radiation photon energy. The results show that the quantum effects strongly suppress the polarization bremsstarhlung emission. It is also found that the polarization bremsstarhlung emission cross section shows the maximum value at the position of the Bohr radius. It is interesting to note that the quantum effects are found to be more important than the screening effects in the polarization bremsstarhlung emission.     

Effects of magnetic field and temperature on the nonrelativistic bremsstrahlung process in magnetized anisotropic plasmas

The magnetic field and thermal effects on the nonrelativistic electron-ion bremsstrahlung process are investigated in magnetized anisotropic plasmas. The effective electron-ion interaction potential is obtained in the presence of an external magnetic field. Using the Born approximation for the initial and final states of the projectile electron, the bremsstrahlung radiation cross section and bremsstrahlung emission rate are obtained as functions of the electron energy, radiation photon energy, magnetic field strength, plasma temperature, and Debye length. It is shown that the effects of the magnetic field enhance the bremsstrahlung radiation cross section for low plasma temperatures and, however, suppress the bremsstrahlung cross section for high plasma temperatures. It is also shown that the magnetic field effects diminish the bremsstrahlung emission rate in magnetized high temperature plasmas.     

Electron-ion Coulomb Bremsstrahlung in nonideal plasmas

The classical electron-ion Coulomb Bremsstrahlung process is investigated in nonideal plasmas. An effective pseudopotential model taking into account the plasma screening and collective effects is applied to describe the electron-ion interaction potential in a classical nonideal plasma. The classical straight-line trajectory method is applied to the motion of the projectile electron in order to visualize the variation of the differential Bremsstrahlung radiation cross-section (DBRCS) as a function of the scaled impact parameter, nonideal plasma parameter, projectile energy, photon energy, and Debye length. The results show that the DBRCS in ideal plasmas described by the Debye-Hückel potential is always greater than that in nonideal plasmas, i.e., the collective effects reduce the DBRCS for both the soft and hard photon cases. For large impact parameters, the DBRCS for the soft photon case is found to be always greater than that for the hard photon case. Received 1st December 1999     

Mode transitions on the surface dust ion-acoustic wave in a semibounded dusty plasma

The effects of elongated rotating dust grains on the mode transitions of the dispersion relation of the surface dust ion-acoustic waves are investigated in a semi-bounded dusty plasma. The dispersion relation of the surface dust ion-acoustic wave is obtained by the plasma dielectric function with the specular reflection boundary condition. The result shows the existence of the dust ion-acoustic resonance modes in small and large wave number regions. It is also shown that the surface wave would be propagated in intermediate wave number domains. It is interesting to note that the wave propagation domain has been diminished with an increase of the rotation frequency.     

Electron captures by positrons from hydrogenic ions in nonideal classical plasmas

In nonideal classical plasmas, the electron captures by positrons from hydrogenic ions are investigated. An effective pseudopotential model taking into account the plasma screening effects and collective effects is applied to describe the interaction potential in nonideal plasmas. The classical Bohr-Lindhard model has been applied to obtain the electron capture radius and electron capture probability. The modified hyperbolic trajectory method is applied to the motion of the projectile positron in order to visualize the electron capture probability as a function of the impact parameter, nonideal plasma parameter, projectile velocity, and plasma parameters. The results show that the electron capture probability in nonideal plasmas is always greater than that in ideal plasmas descried by the Debye-Hückel potential, i.e., the collective effect increases the electron capture probability. It is also found that the collective effect is decreased with increasing the projectile velocity. Received 21 January 2000 and Received in final form 27 April 2000     

Quantum effects on electron-proton bremsstrahlung spectrum in a two-component plasma

The electron-proton low energy bremsstrahlung process is investigated in a two-component plasma. The corrected Kelbg potential taking into account the quantum effects is applied to describe the electron-proton interaction potential in a two-component plasma. The straight-line trajectory method is applied to the motion of the projectile electron in order to investigate the variation of the bremsstrahlung cross-section as a function of the scaled impact parameter, thermal de Broglie wavelength, projectile energy, and photon energy. The results show that the quantum-mechanical effects decrease the bremsstrahlung cross-sections when the de Broglie wavelength (λ) is greater than the Bohr radius (a₀). It is also found that the quantum effects are important only for the region of impact parameters b < 3a ₀. Received 13 March 2001     

Magnetic field effect on the induction of an electric microfield in potassium vapor partially ionized by a laser pulse

A laser-induced electric microfield in potassium vapor partially ionized by laser radiation and placed in an external magnetic field has been studied experimentally. It was found that the dependence of the electric field rise time on the magnetic field strength had a peak value when the plasma frequency is equal to the Larmor frequency. This finding allows us to measure the photoelectron density in weakly ionized potassium vapor. The results are explained in terms of a simple model that shows how the length of the photoelectron trajectory changes with the magnetic field. Received: 4 February 2002 / Revised version: 20 June 2002 / Published online: 25 September 2002 RID="*" ID="*"Corresponding author. Fax: +374-32/31172, E-mail: rdramp@ipr.sci.am     

Effective statistical weights of bound states in plasmas

Based on recent advances in the study of the statistics of interparticle distances and angles in plasmas, we develop an approach for the determination of the effective statistical weights of atomic (ionic) quantum states in ideal and nonideal plasmas. This approach allows one to account naturally for the effects of both the perturbation of the bound states by the neighboring ions and for the binding energy reduction due to the screening of the Coulomb interaction. We analyze the roles of tunneling and overbarrier escape of the optical electron from the parent ion potential well. The effects of neighbor ions and free electrons on these processes, and the simultaneous presence of several perturber ion species in the plasma are treated. We show that the present approach offers significantly more accurate effective-statistical-weight values in comparison to the existing theoretical treatments, and yields physical expressions for the empirical factors of the existing theories. Examples of calculations of effective statistical weights are given. The effects of the atomic (ionic) states collectivization on the collisional-radiative kinetics of dense plasmas are discussed. Received 10 August 2001     

Orientation phenomena for direct s-p electron-ion collisional excitations in weakly coupled plasmas using the screened hyperbolic-orbit trajectory method

Orientation phenomena for direct electron-ion collisional excitations in weakly coupled plasmas () are investigated using the semiclassical curved trajectory method including the close-encounter effects. The results show that the orientation parameters including the close-encounter effects obtained by the hyperbolic-orbit trajectory method have maxima and minima for small impact parameter regions. Received 18 August 1999 and Received in final form 6 December 1999     

Bound states and dipole polarizability of hydrogen molecular ion H2 in weakly coupled hot plasmas

The effects of hot-dense plasmas on the bound states and the dipole polarizability of the ground state of Coulomb three-body molecular ion H⁺₂ have been investigated using highly correlated basis functions and by considering the Debye shielding approach of plasma modeling. The ground S state and the first excited P state energies along with the dipole polarizability for different shielding parameters are reported.     

Emission analysis of expanding laser produced lithium plasma plume in presence of ambient gas

Atomic analysis of the emission from laser-produced plasma from bulk lithium (Li) block has been made. The observed changes in the emission from lithium neutral and ionic species have been explained by considering various atomic processes. We demonstrate that the excitation process in case of neutral lithium Li (I) is electron impact excitation whereas for singly ionized lithium Li (II), radiative recombination is the dominant mechanism. We also show that the ionized species are dominant in the LPP plume.     

Self-Consistent Model for Atmospheric Pressure Dielectric Barrier Discharges in Helium

We show the necessity of leaving out the approximation of constant average electron energy in many fluid models. For this purpose a one-dimensional self-consistent model for He atmospheric barrier discharges is developed. With this model, the electron energy distribution function in the atmospheric pressure glow discharge is obtained without introducing much difficulty, and the new model is readily implemented for investigating discharges in complicated gases.     

Orientation phenomena for electron-ion collisional excitations in strongly coupled plasmas

In strongly coupled plasmas, the orientation phenomena for direct excitations in electron-hydrogenic ion collisions are investigated using the ion-sphere interaction potential. For small impact parameters, the orientation parameters have minima which correspond to the complete transitions. The target screening effects slightly increase the probability of populating the 2p_-1 state. Received: 16 December 1998 / Received in final form: 23 March 1999     

Cross-section and rate coefficient calculation for electron impact excitation, ionisation and dissociation of H2 and OH molecules

The weighted total cross-section (WTCS) theory is used to calculate electron impact excitation, ionisation and dissociation cross-sections and rate coefficients of OH, H₂, OH⁺, H₂ ⁺, OH^- and H₂ ^- diatomic molecules in the temperature range 1500–15000 K. Calculations are performed for H₂(X, B, C), OH(X, A, B), H₂ ⁺(X), OH⁺(X, a, A, b, c), H₂ ^-(X) and OH^-(X) electronic states for which Dunham coefficients are available. Rate coefficients are calculated from WTCS assuming Maxwellian energy distribution functions for electrons and heavy particles. One and two temperature (θ_e and θ_g respectively for electron and heavy particles kinetic temperatures) results are presented and fitting parameters (a, b and c) are given for each reaction rate coefficient: k(θ) = a (θ^b)exp (-c/θ).     

Laser action ofnd 8(n + 1)s 2 −nd 9(n + 1)p transitions in HgIII,Cull and AgII

A mechanism of the laser action of 5d ⁸ 6s ² –5d ⁹ 6p HgIII transitions is proposed. The explanation is based on atomic constants of the transitions and the predominant role of direct electron excitation of the upper laser level. The kinetic models of electron beam and hollow cathode discharge sources are calculated. The theoretical estimations are compared with experimental data and possible laser transitions are also proposed. The role of electron impact excitation in the formation of inverse population for two-electron transitions in CuII and AgII obtained in hollow cathode discharges is discussed.     

Line-emission enhancement in laser-ablated carbon plasmas

The role of recombination and charge-exchange processes in enhancing the line emission of various ionic species of laser-ablated carbon in the presence of helium and argon are presented.