Coulomb explosion of uniformly charged spheroids

M. Grech, R. Nuter, A. Mikaberidze, P. Di Cintio, L. Gremillet, E. Lefebvre, U. Saalmann, J. M. Rost, and S. Skupin
Phys. Rev. E 84, 056404 – Published 4 November 2011

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.

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  • Received 1 May 2011

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevE.84.056404

©2011 American Physical Society

Authors & Affiliations

M. Grech1,*, R. Nuter2, A. Mikaberidze1, P. Di Cintio1, L. Gremillet2, E. Lefebvre2, U. Saalmann1, J. M. Rost1, and S. Skupin1,3

  • 1Max-Planck-Institute for the Physics of Complex Systems, D-01187 Dresden, Germany
  • 2CEA, DAM, DIF, F-91297 Arpajon, France
  • 3Friedrich Schiller University, Institute of Condensed Matter Theory and Solid State Optics, D-07743 Jena, Germany

  • *mickael.grech@gmail.com

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Vol. 84, Iss. 5 — November 2011

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