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The spectrum of electromagnetic waves in a magnetized gaseous plasma layer. Part 1. Wave dispersion

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  11 September 2001

S. T. IVANOV
Affiliation:
Faculty of Physics, Sofia University, 5 James Bourchier Blvd, BG–1164 Sofia, Bulgaria
S. NONAKA
Affiliation:
Toyota Technological Institute, Hisakava 2-12, Tempaku, Nagoya 468-8511, Japan
N. I. NIKOLAEV
Affiliation:
Faculty of Physics, Sofia University, 5 James Bourchier Blvd, BG–1164 Sofia, Bulgaria

Abstract

A numerical investigation of wave propagation in a magnetized plasma layer is performed. Four families of waves can propagate: plasma, cyclotron, anisotropic and waveguide modes. It is shown that the singular waves propagate at the crossing points of the waves with the complex zone boundary. The influence of the interface, the layer width and the magnetization of the plasma on the spectrum of the waves is analysed.

Type
Research Article
Copyright
2001 Cambridge University Press

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