Photonionization and radiative recombination of Br——Comparison of rate coefficients deduced form the average atom and detailed configuration models

Abstract

For practical purposes, the ionic stage and populations of hot dense plasma are often described by the average atom(AA) model instead of the detailed average configuration accounting(DCA) model, which is more close to the reality. According the atomic self-consistent field theory, we calculate the DCA reduced photonionization cross-sections of every subshell of Br ions in different ionic stages. Comparing these DCA reduced cross-sections with the reduced photonionization cross-secion of the corresponding average electronic orbital in the AA model, we deduce the inherent rules between the reduced cross-sections. Based on the AA reduced photonionization cross-section, the DCA reduced photonionization cross-sections and detailed configuration rate coefficients of photonionizaiton and radiative recombination can be calculated. This work is a necessary preparation for accurate description of non-local thermal equilibrium(n-LTE) plasma.