Radiation in equilibrium with plasma and plasma effects on cosmic microwave background
Abstract
The spectrum of the radiation of a body in equilibrium is given by Planck's law. In plasma, however, waves below the plasma frequency cannot propagate; consequently, the equilibrium radiation inside plasma is necessarily different from the Planck spectrum. We derive, using three different approaches, the spectrum for the equilibrium radiation inside plasma. Here, we show that, while plasma effects cannot be realistically detected with technology available in the near future, there are a number of quantifiable ways in which plasma affects cosmic microwave background radiation.
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- Princeton Univ., Princeton, NJ (United States)
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- Research Org.:
- Princeton Plasma Physics Lab. (PPPL), Princeton, NJ (United States)
- Sponsoring Org.:
- USDOE
- OSTI Identifier:
- 1557564
- Alternate Identifier(s):
- OSTI ID: 1556829
- Grant/Contract Number:
- NA0003871
- Resource Type:
- Accepted Manuscript
- Journal Name:
- Physical Review E
- Additional Journal Information:
- Journal Volume: 100; Journal Issue: 2; Journal ID: ISSN 2470-0045
- Publisher:
- American Physical Society (APS)
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- 70 PLASMA PHYSICS AND FUSION TECHNOLOGY
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Munirov, Vadim R., and Fisch, Nathaniel J. Radiation in equilibrium with plasma and plasma effects on cosmic microwave background. United States: N. p., 2019.
Web. doi:10.1103/PhysRevE.100.023202.
Munirov, Vadim R., & Fisch, Nathaniel J. Radiation in equilibrium with plasma and plasma effects on cosmic microwave background. United States. doi:10.1103/PhysRevE.100.023202.
Munirov, Vadim R., and Fisch, Nathaniel J. Mon .
"Radiation in equilibrium with plasma and plasma effects on cosmic microwave background". United States. doi:10.1103/PhysRevE.100.023202. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1557564.
@article{osti_1557564,
title = {Radiation in equilibrium with plasma and plasma effects on cosmic microwave background},
author = {Munirov, Vadim R. and Fisch, Nathaniel J.},
abstractNote = {The spectrum of the radiation of a body in equilibrium is given by Planck's law. In plasma, however, waves below the plasma frequency cannot propagate; consequently, the equilibrium radiation inside plasma is necessarily different from the Planck spectrum. We derive, using three different approaches, the spectrum for the equilibrium radiation inside plasma. Here, we show that, while plasma effects cannot be realistically detected with technology available in the near future, there are a number of quantifiable ways in which plasma affects cosmic microwave background radiation.},
doi = {10.1103/PhysRevE.100.023202},
journal = {Physical Review E},
number = 2,
volume = 100,
place = {United States},
year = {2019},
month = {8}
}
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