B. B. Zelener, S. Ya. Bronin, E. V. Vilshanskaya, E. V. Vikhrov, K. P. Galstyan, N. V. Morozov, S. A. Saakyan, V. A. Sautenkov, B. V. Zelener, “Physical processes during ultracold plasma expansion”, Kvantovaya Elektronika, 2022, Volume 52, Number 6,Pages <nobr>523

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Physics of ultracold atoms

Physical processes during ultracold plasma expansion

B. B. Zelener^abc, S. Ya. Bronin^a, E. V. Vilshanskaya^a, E. V. Vikhrov^ab, K. P. Galstyan^ab, N. V. Morozov^ab, S. A. Saakyan^ad, V. A. Sautenkov^ae, B. V. Zelener^a

^a Joint Institute for High Temperatures, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow
^b National Research Nuclear University MEPhI, Moscow
^c National Research University MPEI
^d National Research University – Higher School of Economics, Moscow
^e P. N. Lebedev Physical Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow

Abstract: Using the method of molecular dynamics, the expansion of a two-component, pulsed laser-produced ultracold plasma is directly calculated for various values of the number and density of particles and their electron temperatures. A new method is presented for generating and diagnosing a steady-state ultracold plasma formed under continuous wave laser irradiation. The performed calculations show the difference in the properties of an ultracold plasma obtained by pulsed and continuous wave laser irradiation.

Keywords: magneto-optical trap, ultracold plasma, molecular dynamics method.

Received: 03.03.2022
Revised: 15.04.2022
Accepted: 15.04.2022