title: Ionization and equation of state of dense xenon at high pressures and high temperatures.
abstract: The ionization degree and equation of state of dense xenon plasma were calculated by using self-consistent fluid variational theory for temperature of 4-30kK and density of 0.01-8.5gcm;{3} . The dense fluid xenon will be ionized at high pressures and temperatures. The ionization energy of xenon will be lowered due to the interactions among all particles of Xe, Xe+ , Xe2+ , and e . The ionization degree is obtained from nonideal ionization equilibrium, taking into account the correlative contributions to the chemical potential which is determined self-consistently by the free energy function. The composition of xenon has been calculated with given densities and temperatures in the region of partial ionization. The calculated results show a pressure softening regime at the onset of ionization. Comparison is performed with available shock-wave experiments and other theoretical calculations.
authors.affiliation: Laboratory for Shock Wave and Detonation Physics Research, Institute of Fluid Physics, P.O. Box 919-102, Mianyang, Sichuan, People's Republic of China. chenqf01@gmail.com
authors.forename: Q F
authors.initials: QF
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: L C
authors.initials: LC
authors.lastname: Cai
authors.forename: Y J
authors.initials: YJ
authors.lastname: Gu
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Gu