Computational Modeling of Off-resonant RF Heating of Ultracold Plasmas to Obtain Electron-ion Collision Rates

Off-resonant RF excitation of electron oscillations can be used in ultracold plasmas to measure electron-ion collision rates. This measurement is accomplished by determining the amount of heating imparted by such RF excitations. In this poster, we present computational modeling of the electron-ion collision rate and the associated RF heating as a function of parameters such as electron temperature/strong coupling, electron magnetization, and RF field parameters.