Electrical Conductivity of Dense Cesium Vapors
D. I. Zhukhovitskii
Joint Institute of High Temperatures,
Russian Academy of Sciences,
Izhorskaya ul. 13, Bd. 2, Moscow, 125412 Russia
Abstract—Calculations of the electrical conductivity of plasma of dense cesium vapors are performed within the drop model, in the near-critical region. In doing so, the charged plasma components are included in the equation of state. The results agree with new experimental data. Interpretation is given of the sharp dependence of the electrical conductivity on the density on isotherms and of its weak dependence on the temperature. The theory describes the drop of electrical conductivity on the 61-bar isobar.