NLTE ionization and energy balance in high-Z laser-plasmas including two-electron transitions
Journal of Quantitative Spectroscopy and Radiative Transfer(2000)
Abstract
We describe a new non-LTE statistical atomic kinetics model of plasmas in which the two-electron transitions of auto-ionization and its inverse, resonant-capture, play a dominant role in establishing ionization and energy balance. We show that, compared with a familiar collisional–radiative-equilibrium model which includes only the one-electron bound–bound and bound–free transitions: (1) the two-electron transitions force recombination of the plasma with decreasing density, (2) the two-electron transitions nevertheless further act to greatly increase the radiative emissivity of the plasma, and (3) the relaxation of the two-electron transition driven sysems proceeds much faster.
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energy balance
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