Viscosity cross sections for the heavy noble gases

We have calculated viscosity cross sections for argon, krypton and xenon from zero to 1 keV using the phase shifts from our previous publication [R.P. McEachran, A.D. Stauffer, Eur. Phys. J. D  68 , 153 (2014)] which presented total elastic and momentum transfer cross sections for these gases. As pr...

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Published in:The European physical journal. D, Atomic, molecular, and optical physics Atomic, molecular, and optical physics, 2015-04, Vol.69 (4), Article 106
Main Authors: McEachran, Robert P., Stauffer, Allan Daniel
Format: Article
Language:English
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Applications of Nonlinear Dynamics and Chaos Theory
Atomic
Molecular
Optical and Plasma Physics
Physical Chemistry
Physics
Physics and Astronomy
Quantum Information Technology
Quantum Physics
Regular Article
Spectroscopy/Spectrometry
Spintronics
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Summary:We have calculated viscosity cross sections for argon, krypton and xenon from zero to 1 keV using the phase shifts from our previous publication [R.P. McEachran, A.D. Stauffer, Eur. Phys. J. D  68 , 153 (2014)] which presented total elastic and momentum transfer cross sections for these gases. As previously, we present simple analytic fits to our results to aid in modelling plasmas containing these atoms. By using the current results and those in reference [R.P. McEachran, A.D. Stauffer, Eur. Phys. J. D  68 , 153 (2014)] the first two ‘partial cross sections’ used in the general moment method of solving the Boltzmann equation can be obtained. The agreement of our viscosity cross sections with experimentally derived results indicates the overall reliability of our calculations. Graphical abstract
ISSN:1434-6060
1434-6079
DOI:10.1140/epjd/e2015-50729-0