Derivation of the static structure factor in strongly coupled non-equilibrium plasmas for X-ray scattering studies

We present a fully analytical derivation of the static response function in strongly coupled and non-equilibrium plasmas. The model we are proposing is based on a linear response formalism coupled to a charged hard sphere reference for the ions. The electrons, instead, are treated using a local fiel...

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Main Authors: Gregori, G, Ravasio, A, Hoell, A, Glenzer, S, Rose, J
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: 2007
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Summary:We present a fully analytical derivation of the static response function in strongly coupled and non-equilibrium plasmas. The model we are proposing is based on a linear response formalism coupled to a charged hard sphere reference for the ions. The electrons, instead, are treated using a local field correction which satisfies the compressibility sum rule at finite temperatures. The model is applied to calculate an effective ion mass that accounts for the self-energy correction of the free particle energy. We will discuss the implication of this approach in the interpretation of experimental results in X-ray scattering measurements from dense plasmas. © 2007 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.