Nonlinear effects in light-ion stopping powers within real-time time-dependent density functional theory
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| author | Kononov, Alina Hentschel, Thomas W. Hansen, Stephanie B. Baczewski, Andrew D. |
| author_facet | Kononov, Alina Hentschel, Thomas W. Hansen, Stephanie B. Baczewski, Andrew D. |
| contents | Electronic stopping power models describing fuel heating processes in inertial fusion energy concepts typically assume linear-response behavior through quadratic scaling with the projectile charge. We report the results of real-time time-dependent density functional theory (TDDFT) calculations indicating that even for low-Z ions, nonlinear processes modify stopping powers in warm dense matter by about 10% near and below the Bragg peak. By describing partial neutralization of slow ions, analytic effective charge models capture some qualitative aspects of the TDDFT results but do not always offer quantitative accuracy. Cases where the effective charge inferred from TDDFT exceeds the bare ion charge suggest that more complex nonlinear effects also contribute. These findings will inform future improvements to more efficient stopping power models. |
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| spellingShingle | Nonlinear effects in light-ion stopping powers within real-time time-dependent density functional theory Kononov, Alina Hentschel, Thomas W. Hansen, Stephanie B. Baczewski, Andrew D. Plasma Physics Chemical Physics Computational Physics Electronic stopping power models describing fuel heating processes in inertial fusion energy concepts typically assume linear-response behavior through quadratic scaling with the projectile charge. We report the results of real-time time-dependent density functional theory (TDDFT) calculations indicating that even for low-Z ions, nonlinear processes modify stopping powers in warm dense matter by about 10% near and below the Bragg peak. By describing partial neutralization of slow ions, analytic effective charge models capture some qualitative aspects of the TDDFT results but do not always offer quantitative accuracy. Cases where the effective charge inferred from TDDFT exceeds the bare ion charge suggest that more complex nonlinear effects also contribute. These findings will inform future improvements to more efficient stopping power models. |
| title | Nonlinear effects in light-ion stopping powers within real-time time-dependent density functional theory |
| topic | Plasma Physics Chemical Physics Computational Physics |
| url | https://arxiv.org/abs/2511.00759 |