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Relativistic dielectric tensor of a Maxwellian plasma for electron cyclotron waves at arbitrary propagation angles

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  13 March 2009

A. C. Airoldi  and
A. Orefice
A. C. Airoldi
Affiliation:
Istituto di Fisica del Plasma, Associazione CNR-EURATOM, Via Bassini, 15, 20133 Milano, Italy
A. Orefice
Affiliation:
Istituto di Fisica del Plasma, Associazione CNR-EURATOM, Via Bassini, 15, 20133 Milano, Italy
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Abstract

The relativistic dielectric tensor of a magnetized Maxwellian plasma is obtained in a general way, for electron cyclotron waves at arbitrary incident angle. A new expression is provided for the computation of the relativistic (Shkarofsky) dispersion functions.

Type
Research Article
Information
Journal of Plasma Physics , Volume 27 , Issue 3 , June 1982 , pp. 515 - 524
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1982

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