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New technique in plasma polarimetry: Evolution equations for angular parameters ‘amplitude ratio–phase difference’ of polarization ellipse

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  25 October 2011

YURY A. KRAVTSOV ,
JANUSZ CHRZANOWSKI  and
BOHDAN BIEG
YURY A. KRAVTSOV
Affiliation:
Space Research Institute, Profsoyuznaya St. 82/34, Moscow 117997, Russia Physics Department, Maritime University of Szczecin, 1–2 Waly Chrobrego, Szczecin 70–500, Poland ([email protected])
JANUSZ CHRZANOWSKI
Affiliation:
Physics Department, Maritime University of Szczecin, 1–2 Waly Chrobrego, Szczecin 70–500, Poland ([email protected])
BOHDAN BIEG
Affiliation:
Physics Department, Maritime University of Szczecin, 1–2 Waly Chrobrego, Szczecin 70–500, Poland ([email protected])
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Abstract

New technique is suggested in plasma polarimetry: Differential equations for angular parameters of polarization ellipse, characterizing the amplitude ratio and the phase difference between orthogonal components of the wave field. Equations for angular variables ‘amplitude ratio–phase difference’ are derived, which allow direct calculation of the parameters of polarization ellipse, omitting solutions for the Stokes vector. The simplest analytical solutions are presented for the pure Faraday and the pure Cotton–Mouton effects. Behavior of angular parameters in the homogeneous and inhomogeneous plasmas is illustrated by numerical modeling in conditions when the Faraday and Cotton–Mouton effects are large enough and comparable in strength.

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Journal of Plasma Physics , Volume 78 , Issue 1 , February 2012 , pp. 87 - 91
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2011

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