Thomas-Fermi model of an ultra-cold Rydberg plasma

• Type: Article in International Conference Proceedings Book
• Date: 2010

Authors

Guerreiro, A (Author) FCUP; Tercas, H (Author) Other; Mendonca, JT (Author) Other

Conference proceedings International

Title: 37th EPS Conference on Plasma Physics 2010, EPS 2010

Pages: 1548-1551

37th EPS Conference on Plasma Physics 2010, EPS 2010

Dublin, 21 June 2010 through 25 June 2010

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Authenticus ID: P-008-A67

Abstract (EN): We describe the effects of the electron trapping due to the background ions in a Rydberg plasma. In the early stages, the ions are not thermalized and obey a Gaussian spatial profile, trapping the coldest electrons. In the present work, we provide expressions for both the electrostatic potential and the electron spatial profiles in two different regimes. We show that in the strong confinement regime ¿ ¿ T/e, a Rydberg plasma can be described by a Thomas-Fermi potential, similar to that obtained for heavy atomic species.

Language: English

Type (Professor's evaluation): Scientific

No. of pages: 4