Title :
Frequency upshifting by an ionization front in a magnetized plasma
Author :
Lai, Cara H. ; Katsouleas, T.C. ; Mori, W.B. ; Whittum, D.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. Eng.-Electrophys., Univ. of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA
Abstract :
Summary form only given, as follows. The interaction of a light wave with a relativistic ionization front in the presence of an applied DC magnetic field which is perpendicular or parallel to the incident wave has been investigated. In both cases, four transmitted modes are generated in the magnetized plasma by an incident linearly polarized wave. The frequency upshifts of the various modes have been calculated and compared to the unmagnetized case. The corresponding reflection and transmission coefficients have also been obtained. Finally, the density ripple associated with the free streaming mode in a magnetized plasma for the perpendicular case has been considered.
Keywords :
ionisation; applied DC magnetic field; density ripple; free streaming mode; frequency upshifting; incident linearly polarized wave; light wave; magnetized plasma; reflection coefficients; relativistic ionization front; transmission coefficients; transmitted modes; Electron beams; Frequency; Ionization; Laboratories; Magnetic modulators; Optical modulation; Plasma density; Plasma waves; Pulse amplifiers; Pulse modulation;
Conference_Titel :
Plasma Science, 1993. IEEE Conference Record - Abstracts., 1993 IEEE International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Vancouver, BC, Canada
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-1360-7
DOI :
10.1109/PLASMA.1993.593437
