Influence of Short-Range Quantum Effects on Coulomb Collisions in Nondegenerate Plasmas
Abstract
Abstract In this letter, a finite differential cross section is derived for Coulomb collisions in high-temperature nondegenerate plasmas using the first Born approximation with a short-range potential incorporating quantum screening and diffraction. The corresponding momentum-transfer cross section is also shown to acquire a nonnegligible contribution from small-angle collisions.
Fields of Study & Subjects
Dust and Plasma Wave Phenomena
Laser-induced spectroscopy and plasma
Atomic and Molecular Physics
Publication details
- Journal / source
- Progress of Theoretical and Experimental Physics
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press (OUP)
- Volume
- 2026
- Issue
- 5
- Publication date
- 2 April 2026
- Language
- EN