Inverse bremsstrahlung in relativistic quantum plasmas

We study the absorption of an intense electromagnetic wave in a plasma by inverse bremsstrahlung, in the relativistic quantum regime, by using the Klein-Gordon (KG) equation. We examine the following points: (1) the solutions of the KG equation in the absence of collisions; (2) the transition probab...

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Published in:Physical review. E, Statistical, nonlinear, and soft matter physics Statistical, nonlinear, and soft matter physics, 2013-06, Vol.87 (6), p.063112-063112, Article 063112
Main Authors: Mendonça, J T, Galvão, R M O, Serbeto, A, Liang, Shi-Jun, Ang, L K
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Language:English
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Summary:We study the absorption of an intense electromagnetic wave in a plasma by inverse bremsstrahlung, in the relativistic quantum regime, by using the Klein-Gordon (KG) equation. We examine the following points: (1) the solutions of the KG equation in the absence of collisions; (2) the transition probabilities between electron momentum states, and (3) the effective collision frequency in the weak and strong field limits.
ISSN:1539-3755
1550-2376
DOI:10.1103/PhysRevE.87.063112