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  • 1Los Alamos National Laboratory, P.O. Box 1663, Los Alamos, New Mexico 87545, USA.

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|June 17, 2018
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High-temperature plasma modeling is difficult, but the Korringa-Kohn-Rostoker Green's function method offers an accurate, all-electron approach. This advanced technique overcomes limitations of traditional methods for dense, partially ionized plasmas.

Area of Science:

  • Computational physics
  • Plasma physics
  • Materials science

Background:

  • Modeling dense plasmas at high temperatures (tens to hundreds of eV) presents significant challenges.
  • Partial ionization and multisite effects complicate standard low-temperature approximations like pseudopotentials and plane-wave basis sets.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the applicability and accuracy of the Korringa-Kohn-Rostoker Green's function (KKR-GF) method for high-temperature dense plasmas.
  • To address the limitations of conventional computational methods in extreme plasma conditions.

Main Methods:

  • Utilized the Korringa-Kohn-Rostoker Green's function method, an all-electron technique.
  • Employed a spherical harmonic basis set, avoiding pseudopotential approximations.
  • Applied the method to model solid-density aluminum and iron plasmas at high temperatures.

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Main Results:

  • The KKR-GF method demonstrated accuracy for aluminum and iron plasmas at high temperatures.
  • Results were validated against a plane-wave method typically used for low-temperature calculations.
  • The KKR-GF method successfully accessed high-temperature regimes where other methods fail.

Conclusions:

  • The Korringa-Kohn-Rostoker Green's function method is a viable and accurate approach for modeling high-temperature, dense plasmas.
  • This all-electron, pseudopotential-free method overcomes key limitations of traditional computational techniques in plasma physics.