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An expression for the recombination coefficient α B in a weakly nonideal ultracold plasma in a high magnetic field has been proposed. According to this expression, α B ∼ T −1.5 e B −2, where T e is the temperature of electrons and B is the strength of the magnetic field. Comparison of calculated values with experimental data including the results of the recent experiments on recombination in antihydrogen confirms the theoretical dependence.
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Original Russian Text © B.B. Zelener, B.V. Zelener, E.A. Manykin, 2011, published in Pis’ma v Zhurnal Eksperimental’noi i Teoreticheskoi Fiziki, 2011, Vol. 94, No. 7, pp. 565–569.
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Zelener, B.B., Zelener, B.V. & Manykin, E.A. Three-particle recombination coefficient of a weakly nonideal ultracold plasma in a high magnetic field. Jetp Lett. 94, 525–529 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1134/S0021364011190192
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