Calculation of Ion Equilibrium Temperature in Ultracold Neutral Plasmas

We provide a fast iteration method to calculate the ion equilibrium temperature in an ultracold neutral plasma (UNP). The temperature as functions of electron initial temperature and ion density is obtained and compared with the recent UNP experimental data. The theoretical predictions agree with th...

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Published inChinese physics letters Vol. 28; no. 12; pp. 123201 - 1-123201-3
Main Authors Li, Jin-Xing (金星李), Cao, Ming-Tao (明涛曹), Han, Liang (亮韩), Qi, Yue-Rong (越蓉齐), Zhang, Shou-Gang (首刚张), Gao, Hong (宏高), Li, Fu-Li (福利李), Killian, T. C
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published IOP Publishing 01.12.2011
Subjects
Density
Mathematical analysis
Plasmas
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ISSN0256-307X
1741-3540
DOI10.1088/0256-307X/28/12/123201

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Summary:We provide a fast iteration method to calculate the ion equilibrium temperature in an ultracold neutral plasma (UNP). The temperature as functions of electron initial temperature and ion density is obtained and compared with the recent UNP experimental data. The theoretical predictions agree with the experimental results very well. The calculated ion equilibrium temperature by this method can be applied to study the UNP expansion process more effectively.
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ISSN:0256-307X
1741-3540
DOI:10.1088/0256-307X/28/12/123201