Density functional theory calculations of continuum lowering in strongly coupled plasmas

Nature Communications

Volumn 5, Issue , 2014, Pages

  Vinko, S M ^a   Ciricosta, O ^a   Wark, J S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM;

ALUMINUM; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; ION; IONIZATION; IRRADIATION; PLASMA; X-RAY;

ARTICLE; CALCULATION; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; DENSITY; DENSITY FUNCTIONAL THEORY; ELECTRON; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; PLASMA; TEMPERATURE DEPENDENCE; X IRRADIATION;

EID: 84899875016     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20411723     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ncomms4533     Document Type: Article

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