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  • Plasma Physics
  • Computational Physics
  • Atomic and Molecular Physics

Background:

  • High energy density (HED) matter, prevalent in the universe, can be replicated in labs using X-ray free-electron lasers (XFELs).
  • In HED matter, dense plasma environments significantly alter atomic electronic structure, notably through ionization potential depression (IPD).
  • Current IPD models assume local thermodynamic equilibrium, which is often invalid during the rapid plasma formation induced by XFEL pulses.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To integrate a recently proposed transient IPD model into plasma dynamics simulations.
  • To investigate the impact of IPD on the theoretical modeling of dense aluminum plasmas.
  • To validate the extended simulation approach against established models.

Main Methods:

  • Extended the XMDYN (hybrid quantum-classical Monte Carlo and molecular dynamics) code.
  • Incorporated a novel treatment of transient IPD based on electronic structure calculations of atoms in a plasma environment.
  • Compared simulations of aluminum dense plasmas with and without the IPD model.

Main Results:

  • The inclusion of IPD effects significantly impacts the modeling of dense plasmas.
  • Simulations incorporating IPD show good agreement with the average-atom model at equilibrium.
  • The extended XMDYN approach provides a more accurate representation of HED matter dynamics.

Conclusions:

  • The developed method is crucial for accurately simulating dense plasmas under extreme conditions.
  • This approach enhances the reliability of modeling nonequilibrium plasma evolution induced by ultrashort XFEL pulses.
  • It offers a promising tool for studying HED matter created in laboratory settings.