Open AccessEffect of a Planckian radiation field on population of bound-electrons
Author(s) -
Wei Wang,
Jie Zhang,
Zhao Gang
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
wuli xuebao
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.199
H-Index - 47
ISSN - 1000-3290
DOI - 10.7498/aps.57.1759
Subject(s) - physics , electron , ionization , radiation , plasma , atomic physics , population , radiative transfer , field (mathematics) , laser , computational physics , nuclear physics , ion , quantum mechanics , demography , mathematics , sociology , pure mathematics
The basic atomic physical processes of laser beams interacting with a solid target is checked and the effects of a Planckian radiation field on the population of bound electrons are studied. The results illustrate that the radiation field, if it has a truly Planckian distribution, will influence on the physical processes in plasmas. For instance, it can ensure the distribution of the population on the different ionization stages under the LTE conditions even when the plasmas density is low enough that the collision rates do not dominate over radiative rates.