Impact of free electron degeneracy on collisional rates in plasmas
Degenerate plasmas, in which quantum effects dictate the behavior of free electrons, are ubiquitous on earth and throughout space. Transitions between bound and free electron states determine basic plasma properties, yet the effects of degeneracy on these transitions have only been theorized. Here,...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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American Physical Society
2019-12-01
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Series: | Physical Review Research |
Online Access: | http://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevResearch.1.033216 |