Decay of an electromagnetic wave into two plasmons in an inhomogeneous plasma

Journal Article · Tue Nov 01 04:00:00 EST 1977 · Sov. J. Plasma Phys. (Engl. Transl.); (United States)

OSTI ID:6840178

Gusakov, E Z; Piliya, A D; Fedorov, V I

The decay of an electromagnetic wave into two plasma waves in an inhomogeneous unmagnetized plasma is studied. The resulting instability is of an absolute nature in both collisional and collisionless plasmas. The instability threshold is found as a function of the damping rate of the plasma waves and the characteristic length of the inhomogeneity.

• Research Organization: A. F. Ioffe Physicotechnical Institute, Academy of Sciences of the USSR, Leningrad
• OSTI ID: 6840178
• Journal Information: Sov. J. Plasma Phys. (Engl. Transl.); (United States), Journal Name: Sov. J. Plasma Phys. (Engl. Transl.); (United States) Vol. 3:6; ISSN SJPPD
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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