title: Coulomb explosion of uniformly charged spheroids.
abstract: A simple, semianalytical model is proposed for nonrelativistic Coulomb explosion of a uniformly charged spheroid. This model allows us to derive the time-dependent particle energy distributions. Simple expressions are also given for the characteristic explosion time and maximum particle energies in the limits of extreme prolate and oblate spheroids as well as for the sphere. Results of particle simulations are found to be in remarkably good agreement with the model.
authors.affiliation: Max-Planck-Institute for the Physics of Complex Systems, Dresden, Germany. mickael.grech@gmail.com
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Grech
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Nuter
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Mikaberidze
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Di Cintio
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Gremillet
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Lefebvre
authors.forename: U
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Saalmann
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Rost
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Skupin
mesh_terms: D000465:Algorithms; D003198:Computer Simulation; D004583:Electrons; D005740:Gases; D007477:Ions; D007834:Lasers; D015233:Models, Statistical; D008962:Models, Theoretical; D056004:Molecular Dynamics Simulation; D010825:Physics / Q000379:methods*; D013997:Time Factors; D014965:X-Rays
chemical_list: D005740:Gases; D007477:Ions