Absorption of intense electromagnetic beams in a magnetoplasma

Gopalswamy, N and Krishan, V (1980) Absorption of intense electromagnetic beams in a magnetoplasma. In: Astrophysics and Space Science, 73 (1). pp. 179-186.

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Abstract

The multiphoton inverse bremsstrahlung absorption of two intense electromagnetic beams passing through a magnetized plasma is studied. The rate of absorption of electromagnetic energy by the electrons is calculated by deriving a kinetic equation for the electrons. It is found that the absorption enhances when the frequency of one electromagnetic beam is more, and that of the other electromagnetic beam is less, than the electron-cyclotron frequency. A possible application to extragalactic radio sources is discussed.

Item Type:	Journal Article
Publication:	Astrophysics and Space Science
Publisher:	Springer
Additional Information:	Copyright of this article belongs to Springer.
Department/Centre:	Division of Physical & Mathematical Sciences > Physics
Date Deposited:	27 May 2009 05:41
Last Modified:	19 Sep 2010 05:31
URI:	http://eprints.iisc.ac.in/id/eprint/20138

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