Electron radiative recombination with a hydrogen-like ion
Atomic Physics
2019-03-27 v1 Plasma Physics
Abstract
We survey the results of a long-term study of the process of radiative recombination. A rigorous theory of nonrelativistic electron radiative recombination with a hydrogen-like ion is used to calculate the total cross section of the process, the effective radiation, the recombination rate coefficient, and the emission coefficient in a plasma with a Maxwellian electron distribution. The exact results are compared with the numerous known asymptotic and interpolation formulas. We propose interpolation formulas which ensure a uniform approximation of all mentioned quantities in a wide range of plasma temperatures.
Cite
@article{arxiv.1810.08071,
title = {Electron radiative recombination with a hydrogen-like ion},
author = {Igor A. Kotelnikov and Alexander I. Milstein},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1810.08071},
year = {2019}
}