FREE-FREE RADIATION AT VERY HIGH DENSITY,
Abstract
A semi-classical treatment of free-free-radiation (bremsstrahlung) at very high densities is presented that concentrates on the collective behavior of the plasma. General formulas that are useful for numerical calculations as well as expansions in terms of Bessel functions are given. Quantum effects and the limitation to non-relativistic, non-degenerate plasmas are discussed. Numerical results are presented for the temperature range 10,000 to 10 to the 7th power degrees K, and for electron densities of 10 to the 20th power to 10 to the 24th power/cc. It is shown that there exists a very limited frequency variation over the above range of temperatures and densities. (Author)
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Nov 01, 1966
- Accession Number
- AD0649760
Entities
People
- B. B. Chakraborty
- Linda Öster
Organizations
- Yale University