Screening of a test charge in a free-electron gas at warm dense matter and dense non-ideal plasma conditions

Abstract

The screening of a test charge by partially degenerate non-ideal free electrons at conditions related to warm dense matter and dense plasmas is investigated using linear response theory and the local field correction based on ab initio Quantum Monte-Carlo simulations data. The analysis of the obtained results is performed by comparing to the random phase approximation and the Singwi–Tosi–Land–Sjölander approximation. The applicability of the long-wavelength approximation for the description of screening is investigated. The impact of electronic exchange-correlations effects on structural properties and the applicability of the screened potential from linear response theory for the simulation of the dynamics of ions are discussed.