Published August 22, 1988
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Quantum Calculations of the Electronic Structure of a Many-Atom Plasma
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We have performed a set of prototypical quantum calculations of the electronic structure of a nine-atom helium plasma over wide ranges of temperature and density. These calculations reveal the presence of very tightly bound quasimolecular states in high-density plasmas, even at temperatures high enough to ionize fully the component atoms. The results of the study suggest that there are four regimes in a plasma, dependent upon the relationship of the electron wavelength to the interionic spacing: low-density atomic, intermediate-density screened atomic, high-density quasimolecular, and very-high-density homogeneous.
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