Quantum and plasma screening effects on the Wannier threshold law for the double-electron escape in strongly coupled semiclassical plasmas

Abstract

The quantum and plasma screening effects on the Wannier threshold law for the double-electron escape are investigated in strongly coupled semiclassical plasmas. The renormalized electron charge and Wannier exponent are obtained by considering the equation of motion in the Wannier configuration with the screened pseudopotential model as functions of the de Broglie wavelength, Debye length, and charge of the residual ion. It is shown that the renormalized electron charge significantly increases with an increase in the de Broglie wavelength, especially for small radial distances. It is also shown that the quantum effects enhance the Wannier exponent for the double-electron escape. In addition, the quantum effect on the Wannier threshold law is found to be more important than the plasma screening effect in strongly coupled semiclassical plasmas.