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Parametric decay of extraordinary electromagnetic waves into two upper hybrid plasmons

Technical Report ·
OSTI ID:5652141

The effects of self-generated magnetic field in laser produced plasmas on the parametric decay of an extraordinary electromagnetic wave into two upper hybrid plasmons is examined for arbitrary magnetic field intensity and arbitrary ratio k/k0-sub 0. Due to the presence of magnetic field, the linear Landau damping is greatly reduced and the spectrum of unstable modes is significantly modified for k lambda sub D approximately 0.2.

Research Organization:
Maryland Univ., College Park (USA). Dept. of Physics and Astronomy
OSTI ID:
5652141
Report Number(s):
AD-A-063062
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English