Published November 12, 1979 | Version v1
Journal article

Momentum transfer from waves to particles

Creators

  • 1. Stevens Inst. of Tech., Hoboken, NJ (USA). Dept. of Physics and Engineering Physics

Description

Momentum transfer from an electromagnetic or electrostatic wave to an electron is calculated in the presence of friction, and it is shown that it can be comparable to the one obtained from the ponderomotive force. (Auth.)

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Publishing Information

Journal Title
Phys. Lett., A
Journal Volume
74
Journal Issue
3-4
Series
Phys. Lett., A.
Journal Page Range
222-224
ISSN
0375-9601