A reduced coupled-mode description for the electron-ion energy relaxation in dense matter
A reduced coupled-mode description for the electron-ion energy relaxation in dense matter
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DOI:
10.1209/0295-5075/83/15002
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发表时间:
2008-01-01
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1.8
通讯作者:
Gericke, D. O.
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作者:
Gregori, G.;Gericke, D. O.
We present a simplified model for the electron-ion energy relaxation in dense two-temperature systems that includes the effects of coupled collective modes. It also extends the standard Spitzer result to both degenerate and strongly coupled systems. Starting from the general coupled-mode description, we are able to solve analytically for the temperature relaxation time in warm dense matter and strongly coupled plasmas. This was achieved by decoupling the electron-ion dynamics and by representing the ion response in terms of the mode frequencies. The presented reduced model allows for a fast description of temperature equilibration within hydrodynamic simulations and an easy comparison for experimental investigations. For warm dense matter, both fluid and solid, the model gives a slower electron-ion equilibration than predicted by the classical Spitzer result. Copyright (c) EPLA, 2008.