Longitudinal photons in a relativistic magneto-active plasma
Creators
- 1. Department of Physics, Government College University, Lahore 54000 (Pakistan)
- 2. Salam Chair in Physics, Government College University, Lahore 54000 (Pakistan)
- 3. Salam Chair in Physics and Department of Physics, Government College University, Lahore 54000 (Pakistan)
- 4. Institute of Physics, Tbilisi (Georgia) and Department of Physics, Government College University, Lahore 54000 (Pakistan)
Description
This paper presents some aspects of interaction of superstrong high-frequency electromagnetic waves with strongly magnetized plasmas. The case in which the photon-photon interaction dominates the photon-plasma particle interaction is considered. Strictly speaking, the photon and photon bunch interaction leads to the self-modulation of the photon gas. Assuming that the density of the plasma does not change, the dispersion relation, which includes relativistic self-modulation, is investigated. The existence of longitudinal photons in a strong magnetic field has the well-known Bogoliubov-type energy spectrum. The stability of the photon flow is investigated and an expression for Landau damping of the photons is obtained. Finally, it has been shown that the interaction of even a very strong electromagnetic radiation with a plasma does not always lead to instability, but causes only a change in plasma properties, whereby the plasma remains stable
Additional details
Identifiers
- DOI
- 10.1063/1.2768511;
Publishing Information
- Journal Title
- Physics of Plasmas
- Journal Volume
- 14
- Journal Issue
- 10
- Journal Page Range
- p. 102113-102113.6
- ISSN
- 1070-664X
- CODEN
- PHPAEN
INIS
- Country of Publication
- United States
- Country of Input or Organization
- International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
- INIS RN
- 39074647
- Subject category
- S70: PLASMA PHYSICS AND FUSION TECHNOLOGY;
- Descriptors DEI
- DISPERSION RELATIONS; ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION; ENERGY SPECTRA; INSTABILITY; LANDAU DAMPING; MAGNETIC FIELDS; MODULATION; PHOTON-PHOTON INTERACTIONS; PHOTONS; PLASMA DENSITY; RELATIVISTIC PLASMA; RELATIVISTIC RANGE; STABILITY
- Descriptors DEC
- BASIC INTERACTIONS; BOSONS; DAMPING; ELECTROMAGNETIC INTERACTIONS; ELEMENTARY PARTICLES; ENERGY RANGE; INTERACTIONS; MASSLESS PARTICLES; PARTICLE INTERACTIONS; PLASMA; RADIATIONS; SPECTRA
Optional Information
- Notes
- (c) 2007 American Institute of Physics