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We report experimental data of the mobility of O\(_2^-\) ions in argon gas as a function of the density in the temperature range between \(180\,\mbox{K}\le T\le 300\,\mbox{K}\). At the intermediate, though fairly large, densities of the…
We report data of the O2- ion mobility in neon gas over broad density and temperature ranges along with its theoretical description in terms of the thermodynamic, free volume model that has successfully been adopted for the interpretation…
We report the results of the experiment aimed at measuring the mobility of O2- ions in dense argon gas in the temperature range 180 K < T < 300 K. We show that an adequate theoretical description of the data is obtained by using the…
A new analysis and new Molecular Dynamics (MD) simulations of the measurements of the mobility $\mu_{i}$ of O$_{2}^{-} $ ions in dense supercritical Ar gas are reported. $\mu_{i}$ shows a marked dependence on the distance from the critical…
We report here the results of Molecular Dynamics simulations of the drift mobility of negative oxygen ions in very dense neon gas in the supercritical phase. The simulations relatively well reproduce the trend of the experimental data. The…
The investigation of the mobility \(\mu\) of quasi-free electrons in dense, cold helium gas as a function of its density \(N\) is made difficult by the fact that a significant fraction of electrons is localized in low mobility bubbles. The…
New Molecular Dynamics simulations have been carried out in order to get an insight on the physical mechanisms that determine the drift mobility of negative Oxygen ions in very dense Neon gas in the supercritical phase close to the critical…
Experimental studies of electron mobilities in Neon as a function of the gas density have persistently shown mobilities up to an order of magnitude smaller than expected and predicted. A previously ignored mechanism (gas in--homogeneity…
We report measurements of excess electron mobility in dense Argon gas at the two temperatures $T=152.15$ and 162.30 K, fairly close to the critical one ($T_c =150.7$ K), as a function of the gas density $N$ up to 14 atoms$\cdot$nm$^{-3}$…
The mobility $\mu$ of excess electrons in dense Argon gas has been measured as a function of the applied electric field $E$ and of the gas density N at several temperatures in the range $142.6<T<200$ K, encompassing the critical temperature…
A detector has been constructed for measuring ion mobilities of gas mixtures at atmospheric pressure and room temperature. The detector consists of a standard triple GEM amplification region and a drift region where ions drift. A method has…
The physics of non-zero temperature dynamics and transport near quantum-critical points is discussed by a detailed study of the O(N)-symmetric, relativistic, quantum field theory of a N-component scalar field in $d$ spatial dimensions. A…
The hydrodynamic equations for a model of a confined quasi-two-dimensional gas of smooth inelastic hard spheres are derived from the Boltzmann equation for the model, using a generalization of the Chapman-Enskog method. The heat and…
The method of moments is used to calculate the dynamic conductivity of strongly coupled fully ionized hydrogen plasmas. The electron density $n_{e}$ and temperature $T$ vary in the domains $ 10^{21} < n_{e} < 10^{24} {\rm cm}^{-3}$, $10^{4}…
Using classical molecular dynamics simulations, we investigate the mobility of ions in [Bmim][TFSI], a typical room temperature ionic liquid. Analyzing the trajectories of individual cations and anions, we estimate the time that ions spend…
Molten salts are important in a number of energy applications, but the fundamental mechanisms operating in ionic liquids are poorly understood, particularly at higher temperatures. This is despite their candidacy for deployment in solar…
We present numerical simulations of the evolution of a supernova (SN) remnant expanding into a uniform background medium with density $n_H = 1.0$ cm$^{-3}$ and temperature of $10^4$ K. We include a dynamically evolving non-equilibrium…
Effective electron mobilities are obtained by transport measurements on InAs nanowire field-effect transistors at temperatures ranging from 10-200 K. The mobility increases with temperature below ~ 30 - 50 K, and then decreases with…
We use hydrodynamical simulations in a $(256\;{\rm pc})^3$ periodic box to model the impact of supernova (SN) explosions on the multi-phase interstellar medium (ISM) for initial densities $n = 0.5-30$ cm$^{-3}$ and SN rates $1-720$…
We study the motion of an electron bubble in the zero temperature limit where neither phonons nor rotons provide a significant contribution to the drag exerted on an ion moving within the superfluid. By using the Gross-Clark model, in which…