Mode Coupling at the Boundary of a Relativistic Collisionless Plasma

The exact solution of the linearized transmission and reflection problem for electromagnetic waves obliquely incident on a half‐space relativistic Vlasov plasma is obtained in the case when the electric field is polarized in the plane of incidence. It is assumed that electrons are reflected specular...

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Published in:The Physics of fluids (1958) 1970-01, Vol.13 (4), p.1080-1088
Main Authors: Imre, Kaya, Ozizmir, Ercument
Format: Article
Language:English
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Summary:The exact solution of the linearized transmission and reflection problem for electromagnetic waves obliquely incident on a half‐space relativistic Vlasov plasma is obtained in the case when the electric field is polarized in the plane of incidence. It is assumed that electrons are reflected specularly at the boundary, and ion dynamics is ignored. Coupling of transversal and longitudinal components at the boundary and their propagation characteristics are studied in detail. Numerical results for the calculation of the skin depth and the phase velocity of the discrete modes in the first Riemann sheet are included.
ISSN:0031-9171
2163-4998
DOI:10.1063/1.1693012