Theory of strong-electromagnetic-wave propagation in an electron-positron-ion plasma
- 1 July 1994
- journal article
- Published by American Physical Society (APS) in Physical Review E
- Vol. 50 (1) , 448-452
- https://doi.org/10.1103/physreve.50.448
Abstract
The propagation of intense electromagnetic radiation in an admixture of unmagnetized electron-positron-ion plasma is investigated analytically. It is shown that relativistically intense electromagnetic radiation in the presence of heavy ions, in contrast to the case of a pure electron-positron plasma, may be localized with the generation of a humped bipolar potential in the plasma. This potential may cause an acceleration of particles in such a plasma. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevE.50.448 © 1994 The American Physical SocietyKeywords
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