Skip to main content
SpringerLink
Log in

Free-free opacity of dense stellar matter

  • Published:
Astrophysics and Space Science Aims and scope Submit manuscript

Abstract

A non-relativistic calculation of the free-free opacity is made in detail for the conditions of intermediate and strong electron degeneracy. Corrections to the Born approximation are included and the ion correlations as well as the electron screening of the nuclear charge are taken into account. The free-free opacity is compared with the conductive one. It is shown that it must be taken into account when the degeneracy is not too strong, that is in the temperature-density regime where the plasma frequency ω p satisfies the condition ω p ≳ 2.5kT.

This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution to check access.

Access this article

Log in via an institution

Price excludes VAT (USA)
Tax calculation will be finalised during checkout.

Instant access to the full article PDF.

Institutional subscriptions

Similar content being viewed by others

References

  • Berger, J. M.: 1956,Astrophys. J. 124, 550.

    Google Scholar 

  • Brush, S. G., Sahlin, H. L., and Teller, E.: 1965,J. Chem. Phys. 45, 2102.

    Google Scholar 

  • Canuto, V.: 1970,Astrophys. J. 159, 641.

    Google Scholar 

  • Carson, T. R.: in H. Y. Chiu and A. Muriel (eds.),Stellar Evolution, MIT Press, Cambridge, Massachusetts.

  • Chiu, H. Y.: 1968,Stellar Physics, Vol. I, Blaisdell Publ. Co., New York.

    Google Scholar 

  • Clayton, D. D.: 1968,Principles of Stellar Evolution and Nucleosynthesis, McGraw-Hill, New York.

    Google Scholar 

  • Cox, J. P. (in collaboration with R. T. Giuli): 1968,Stellar Structure, Vol. I, Gordon and Breach, New York.

    Google Scholar 

  • Elwert, G.: 1939,Ann. Physik 34, 178.

    Google Scholar 

  • Fradkin, E. S.: 1967,Quantum Field Theory and Hydrodynamics, Consultants Bureau, New York.

    Google Scholar 

  • Frank-Kamenetskii, D. A.: 1962,Physical Processes in Stellar Interiors, Israel Program for Scientific Translations, Jerusalem.

    Google Scholar 

  • Hansen, J. P.: 1973,Phys. Rev. A8, 3096.

    Google Scholar 

  • Hill, T. L.: 1956,Statistical Mechanics, McGraw-Hill, New York.

    Google Scholar 

  • Hubbard, W. B.: 1966,Astrophys. J. 146, 858.

    Google Scholar 

  • Hubbard, W. B. and Lampe, M.: 1969,Astrophys. J. Suppl. 18, 297.

    Google Scholar 

  • Jauch, J. M. and Rohrlich, F.: 1955,The Theory of Photons and Electrons, Addison-Wesley, Cambridge, Massachusetts.

    Google Scholar 

  • Watson, W. D.: 1970,Astrophys. J. 159, 653.

    Google Scholar 

Download references

Author information

Authors and Affiliations

  1. Istituto di Astronomia e Fisica dell Universita, Padova, Italy

    Gianfranco De Zotti

Authors
  1. Gianfranco De Zotti
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

Rights and permissions

Reprints and permissions

About this article

Cite this article

De Zotti, G. Free-free opacity of dense stellar matter. Astrophys Space Sci 33, 359–367 (1975). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00640105

Download citation

  • Received:

  • Issue Date:

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00640105

Keywords

Search

Navigation