Influence of the electron-exchange and quantum shielding on the bremsstrahlung spectrum in degenerate quantum plasmas

Abstract

The influence of the electron-exchange and quantum shielding on the bremsstrahlung spectrum is investigated in degenerate quantum plasmas. The impact-parameter analysis with the Shukla-Eliasson potential is applied to obtain the electron-ion bremsstrahlung radiation cross section as a function of the impact parameter, photon energy, projectile energy, electron-exchange parameter, Fermi energy, and plasmon energy. The result shows that the electron-exchange effect strongly enhances the bremsstrahlung radiation spectrum in degenerate quantum plasmas. It is also shown that the influence of the electron-exchange broadens the photon emission range in the electron-ion bremsstrahlung process. It is found that the electron-exchange effect focuses the bremsstrahlung photon energy in the soft photon domain. In addition, it is found that the bremsstrahlung radiation cross section increases with an increase of the Fermi energy and, however, decreases with increasing plasmon energy. (C) 2013 AIP Publishing LLC.