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Title: Ponderomotive force, proportional to , <E{sup 4}> acting on a charged particle travelling across an inhomogeneous electromagnetic wave

Journal Article · · Quantum Electronics (Woodbury, N.Y.)
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  1. P.N. Lebedev Physics Institute, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow (Russian Federation)

A numerical investigation is reported of the passage of charged particles across a spatially inhomogeneous hf field. It is shown that a particle crossing a linearly polarised inhomogeneous wave experiences an average force proportional to <E{sup 4}> . The force has components along the directions of particle motion and wave propagation. Expressions describing this force are obtained in the approximation of a small nonlinear parameter. (physical basis of quantum electronics)

OSTI ID:
21437753
Journal Information:
Quantum Electronics (Woodbury, N.Y.), Vol. 28, Issue 3; Other Information: DOI: 10.1070/QE1998v028n03ABEH001187; ISSN 1063-7818
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English