Published December 3, 1973 | Version v1
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Relativistic particle motion in nonuniform electromagnetic waves

Creators

  • 1. Univ. of California, Los Angeles

Description

It is shown that a charged particle moving in a strong nonuniform electromagnetic wave suffers a net acceleration in the direction of the negative intensity gradient of the wave. Electrons will be expelled perpendicularly from narrow laser beams and various instabilities can result.

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Augmented title (English)
Instabilities

Identifiers

DOI
10.1103/physrevlett.31.1380;

Publishing Information

Journal Title
Physical Review Letters
Journal Volume
31
Journal Issue
23
Series
Phys. Rev. Lett.
Journal Page Range
1380-1383
ISSN
0031-9007

INIS

Country of Publication
United States
Country of Input or Organization
United States
INIS RN
5145158
Subject category
S72: PHYSICS OF ELEMENTARY PARTICLES AND FIELDS;
Descriptors DEI
CHARGED PARTICLES; ELECTRODYNAMICS; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS; ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION; ELECTRONS; INSTABILITY; KINETICS
Descriptors DEC
ELEMENTARY PARTICLES; FERMIONS; LEPTONS; RADIATIONS

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