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@article{Baggott:2020:10.1103/PhysRevLett.125.145002,
author = {Baggott, R and Rose, S and Mangles, S},
doi = {10.1103/PhysRevLett.125.145002},
journal = {Physical Review Letters},
pages = {145002 1--145002 5},
title = {Calculating opacity in hot, dense matter using second-order electron-photon and two-photon transitions to approximate line broadening},
url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.125.145002},
volume = {125},
year = {2020}
}

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TY  - JOUR
AB - Calculations of the opacity of hot, dense matter require models for plasma line broadening. How-ever, the most general theories are too complex to calculate directly and some approximation is inevitably required. The most widely-used approaches focus on the line centre, where a Lorentzian shape is obtained. Here, we demonstrate that in the opposite limit, far from the line centre, the opacity can be expressed in terms of second-order transitions, such as electron-photon and two-photon processes. We suggest that this insight could form the basis for a new approach to improve calculations of opacity in hot, dense matter. Preliminary calculations suggest that this approach could yield increased opacity away from absorption lines.
AU - Baggott,R
AU - Rose,S
AU - Mangles,S
DO - 10.1103/PhysRevLett.125.145002
EP - 1
PY - 2020///
SN - 0031-9007
SP - 145002
TI - Calculating opacity in hot, dense matter using second-order electron-photon and two-photon transitions to approximate line broadening
T2 - Physical Review Letters
UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.125.145002
UR - https://journals.aps.org/prl/abstract/10.1103/PhysRevLett.125.145002
UR - http://hdl.handle.net/10044/1/82715
VL - 125
ER -

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