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Electrical Conductivity of Partially Ionized Na‐Cs Plasma Mixtures
Author(s) -
Bialas F.,
Schmidt K.,
Schlanges M.,
Redmer R.
Publication year - 1989
Publication title -
contributions to plasma physics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.531
H-Index - 47
eISSN - 1521-3986
pISSN - 0863-1042
DOI - 10.1002/ctpp.2150290411
Subject(s) - plasma , atomic physics , ionization , scattering , electrical resistivity and conductivity , electron , ion , materials science , conductivity , phase (matter) , atom (system on chip) , electron scattering , physics , quantum mechanics , computer science , embedded system
The electrical conductivity of partially ionized sodium‐cesium plasmas is calculated starting from the electron kinetic equation taking into account the electron‐electron, electron‐ion and the elastic electron‐atom scattering. The transport cross sections follow from the scattering phase shifts solving the corresponding Schrödinger's equation with effective interaction potentials. In order to calculate the plasma composition a coupled law of mass action is used. The electrical conductivity of the plasma mixture is then discussed for densities 10 16 …10 21 cm −3 and for temperatures 3000 K… 10000 K.