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Pressure Ionization of Atoms in Plasmas
Author(s) -
Ebeling W.,
Richert W.
Publication year - 1985
Publication title -
beiträge aus der plasmaphysik
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.531
H-Index - 47
eISSN - 1521-3986
pISSN - 0005-8025
DOI - 10.1002/ctpp.19850250503
Subject(s) - pauli exclusion principle , atomic physics , ionization , plasma , electron , ion , atom (system on chip) , atoms in molecules , physics , quantum , quantum mechanics , computer science , embedded system
It is shown that the main physical reason leading to the ionization of the atoms in plasmas at high densities (pressures) is the Pauli exclusion principle for the electrons which is responsible for the big spatial extension of atoms. Especially for the example of hydrogen the theory is extended to include those effects. Spatial and energetic variants for the definition of the species atom are discussed. The quantum theory of bound states in plasmas is compared with the classical theory of ion association in electrolytes.