Quantum Effects on the Temperature Relaxation in Plasmas

  • SAKAI Kazuo
    Research Information Center, Institute of Plasma Physics, Nagoya University Faculty of Engineering, Yamanashi University
  • AONO Osamu
    Research Information Center, Institute of Plasma Physics, Nagoya University Department of Physics, Jichi Medical School

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The rate of equilibration of difference between the ion and electron temperatures is obtained on the basis of the unified theory, in which the collective and binary interactions are both treated properly. The electrons obey the Fermi distribution of arbitrary degeneracy. The rate decreases owing to the degeneracy. Even in the nondegenerated case, the quantum effect appeares in the argument of the Coulomb logarithm. When the de Broglie wave length of the electron is much longer than the radius of close collision, the results agree with those obtained on the Born approximation. In the opposite limit, the classical theory applies. For other cases, graphical examples are given.

Journal

  • Research report

    Research report 375 2-25, 1979-03

    National Institute for Fusion Science

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  • CRID
    1570291226860504960
  • NII Article ID
    110000011415
  • NII Book ID
    AA0081640X
  • ISSN
    04694732
  • Text Lang
    en
  • Data Source
    • CiNii Articles

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