We provide a fast iteration method to calculate the ion equilibrium temperature in an ultracold neutral plasma(UNP).The temperature as functions of electron initial temperature and ion density is obtained and compared...We provide a fast iteration method to calculate the ion equilibrium temperature in an ultracold neutral plasma(UNP).The temperature as functions of electron initial temperature and ion density is obtained and compared with the recent UNP experimental data.The theoretical predictions agree with the experimental results very well.The calculated ion equilibrium temperature by this method can be applied to study the UNP expansion process more effectively.展开更多
基金Supported by the Scientific Research Foundation for the Returned Overseas Chinese Scholars of State Education Ministry,the National Natural Science Foundation of China under Grant Nos 11074198 and 10834007the Special Prophase Project on the National Basic Research Program of China(No 2011CB311807)the NSF for Distinguished Young Scholars of China(No 61025023).
文摘We provide a fast iteration method to calculate the ion equilibrium temperature in an ultracold neutral plasma(UNP).The temperature as functions of electron initial temperature and ion density is obtained and compared with the recent UNP experimental data.The theoretical predictions agree with the experimental results very well.The calculated ion equilibrium temperature by this method can be applied to study the UNP expansion process more effectively.
