Published June 5, 1989
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Journal article
Analytic expression for mode conversion of Langmuir and electromagnetic waves
- 1. Department of Physics, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California 90024-1547 (USA)
Description
We have derived analytic expressions, in terms of Airy functions, for the reflection and mode-conversion coefficients of Langmuir and electromagnetic waves in an inhomogeneous, unmagnetized plasma. The reflection coefficient for the ''direct'' problem (incident electromagnetic wave) is equal in magnitude to that for the ''inverse'' problem (incident electrostatic wave) and the corresponding mode-conversion coefficients satisfy energy conservation. Our results, which are valid in the limit of nonrelativistic electron temperature,T/mc2 << 1, agree with earlier numerical calculations
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Publishing Information
- Journal Title
- Physical Review Letters
- Journal Volume
- 62
- Journal Issue
- 23
- Series
- Phys. Rev. Lett.
- Journal Page Range
- 2680-2682
- ISSN
- 0031-9007
- CODEN
- PRLTA
INIS
- Country of Publication
- United States
- Country of Input or Organization
- United States
- INIS RN
- 20081398
- Subject category
- S75: CONDENSED MATTER PHYSICS, SUPERCONDUCTIVITY AND SUPERFLUIDITY;
- Descriptors DEI
- ANALYTICAL SOLUTION; CONVERSION; CORRELATIONS; ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION; ELECTRON TEMPERATURE; EQUATIONS; INHOMOGENEOUS PLASMA; OSCILLATION MODES; PLASMA WAVES; REFLECTION
- Descriptors DEC
- PLASMA; RADIATIONS