Coulomb crystals in the harmonic lattice approximation

The dynamic structure factor &Stilde;(k,omega) and the two-particle distribution function g(r,t) of ions in a Coulomb crystal are obtained in a closed analytic form using the harmonic lattice (HL) approximation which takes into account all processes of multiphonon excitation and absorption. The static radial two-particle distribution function g(r) is calculated for classical (T greater, similarPlanck's over 2piomega(p), where omega(p) is the ion plasma frequency) and quantum (T<