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A theory for scattering by density fluctuations based on three-wave interaction

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  13 March 2009

K. J. Harker  and
F. W. Crawford
K. J. Harker
Affiliation:
Institute for Plasma Research, Stanford University
F. W. Crawford
Affiliation:
Institute for Plasma Research, Stanford University
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Abstract

The theory of scattering by charged particle density fluctuations of a plasma is developed for the case of zero magnetic field. The source current is derived on the basis of, first, a three-wave interaction between the incident and scattered electromagnetic waves and one electrostatic plasma wave (either Langmuir or ion-acoustic), and secondly, a synchronous interaction between the same two electromagnetic waves and the discrete components of the charged particle fluctuations. Previous work is generalized by no longer making the assumption that the frequency of the electromagnetic waves is large compared to the plasma frequency. The general result is then applied to incoherent scatter, and to scatter by strongly driven plasma waves. An expansion is carried out for each of these cases to determine the lower order corrections to the usual high-frequency scattering formulae.

Type
Research Article
Information
Journal of Plasma Physics , Volume 11 , Issue 3 , June 1974 , pp. 435 - 450
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1974

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