Photon polarizability and its effect on the dispersion of plasma waves

Dodin, I. Y.; Ruiz, D. E.

doi:10.1017/s0022377817000198

Title: Photon polarizability and its effect on the dispersion of plasma waves

Journal Article · Mon Mar 06 04:00:00 UTC 2017 · Journal of Plasma Physics

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/s0022377817000198 · OSTI ID:1353397

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Princeton Univ., Princeton, NJ (United States); Princeton Plasma Physics Lab. (PPPL), Princeton, NJ (United States)
Princeton Univ., Princeton, NJ (United States)

High-frequency photons travelling in plasma exhibit a linear polarizability that can influence the dispersion of linear plasma waves. We present a detailed calculation of this effect for Langmuir waves as a characteristic example. Here, two alternative formulations are given. In the first formulation, we calculate the modified dispersion of Langmuir waves by solving the governing equations for the electron fluid, where the photon contribution enters as a ponderomotive force. In the second formulation, we provide a derivation based on the photon polarizability. Then, the calculation of ponderomotive forces is not needed, and the result is more general.

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Research Organization:: Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory (PPPL), Princeton, NJ (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE Office of Science (SC), Fusion Energy Sciences (FES) (SC-24)

Grant/Contract Number:: NA0002948; AC02-09CH11466

OSTI ID:: 1353397

Journal Information:: Journal of Plasma Physics, Journal Name: Journal of Plasma Physics Journal Issue: 02 Vol. 83; ISSN applab; ISSN 0022-3778

Publisher:: Cambridge University PressCopyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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