https://doi.org/10.1140/epjd/e2011-20384-8
Regular Article
A resonance effect of the atomic populations kinetics induced by a fluctuating plasma
1
Centre Lasers Intenses et Applications, UMR 5107
CNRS-CEA-Université Bordeaux I, 351
Cours de la Libération, 33405
Talence,
France
2
Laboratoire de Physique des Interactions Ioniques et Moléculaires,
UMR 6633 CNRS-Université de Provence, Centre de Saint Jérôme,
13397
Marseille,
France
a e-mail: catoire@celia.u-bordeaux1.fr
Received:
29
June
2011
Received in final form:
17
October
2011
Published online:
1
December
2011
The effect of fluctuations of the electron temperature on the population kinetics of a reduced atomic system is investigated in the case of a low density plasma, where the coronal approximation can be used. An exponential correlation function is assumed for the electron temperature fluctuations. A resonance of the average population as a function of the correlation time is observed and analyzed.
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