Self-Generated Magnetic Fields in the Microwave Plasma Resonant Interaction
- 7 March 1977
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Physical Society (APS) in Physical Review Letters
- Vol. 38 (10) , 541-544
- https://doi.org/10.1103/physrevlett.38.541
Abstract
The laser plasma interaction is simulated by the interaction of a microwave beam with an inhomogeneous, collisionless plasma. Magnetic fields are generated perpendicular to the density gradient and to the incident-wave polarization. The observed sharp reversal of field direction in the resonant region supports resonant absorption as the generation mechanism.Keywords
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