Photon Landau Damping

Journal Article · Wed Jan 01 04:00:00 EST 1997 · Physical Review Letters

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.78.247· OSTI ID:439061

Bingham, R; Mendonca, J; Dawson, J ^[1]

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1. Rutherford Appleton Laboratory, Chilton, Didcot, Oxon, OX11 0QX (England)

We present a general description describing the nonlinear dispersion relation of electron plasma waves or electromagnetic waves propagating in a plasma with intense radiation or turbulence. We find that a spectrum of photons behaves similarly to particles and can Landau damp electron plasma waves. We derive a linear Landau damping coefficient and a quasilinear equation for this process. {copyright} {ital 1997} {ital The American Physical Society}

• OSTI ID: 439061
• Journal Information: Physical Review Letters, Journal Name: Physical Review Letters Journal Issue: 2 Vol. 78; ISSN 0031-9007; ISSN PRLTAO
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

70 PLASMA PHYSICS AND FUSION TECHNOLOGY
DISPERSION RELATIONS
ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION
ELECTRON PLASMA WAVES
LANDAU DAMPING
PHOTONS
SPECTRA
TURBULENCE
WAVE PROPAGATION