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Reflection and absorption of ordinary waves in an inhomogeneous plasma

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  13 March 2009

R. Croci
Affiliation:
Max-Planck-Institut für Plasmaphysik, EURATOM Association, D-8046 Garching, Germany

Extract

This study treats the system of Vlasov and Maxwell equations for the Fourier transform in space and time of a plasma referred to Cartesian co-ordinates with the z co-ordinate parallel to the uniform equilibrium magnetic field; the equilibrium plasma density depends on ηχ, where η is a parameter, and goes to zero as │χ│ → ∞. The component ky of the wave vector is taken to be zero, whereas kz is non-zero, thereby allowing for Landau damping. Coupling of the components of the electric field parallel and perpendicular to the equilibrium magnetic field (the ordinary and extraordinary waves in a homogeneous plasma) is neglected.

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Research Article
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1993

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