Abstract
An original model of a plasma microfield constructed from first principles is much more advantageous than the earlier ones. The validity of the model is confirmed by optical measurements. The thermodynamics of a gaseous plasma is qualitatively described by a new ionization equilibrium model in which the interaction between charged particles is accounted for by means of a self-consistent plasma microfield. Numerical simulations show that, in this new model, nonideal effects are insignificant even at high plasma densities, and there are no phase transitions in a gaseous plasma, a conclusion that agrees with experimental data. The model is tested against the popular models of nonideal plasma and the SESAM database.
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