Interaction of electromagnetic waves with anisotropic collisional plasma half space

Interaction of electromagnetic waves penetrating into anisotropic semi-infinite collisional plasma embedded in a uniform external magnetic field is studied using half range Fourier transforms. General field equations are developed for fractionally accommodating boundary and a particular case of specular reflection is discussed both for right handed as well as left handed circularly polarized modes. Anisotropy effects are found to be more prominent in the continuum mode of field component. Anisotropy as well as collisions make the field to attain a constant value at a shorter distance. Left handed polarized modes are found to be more penetrating than right handed modes. Surface impedance is calculated and effects of collisions as well as anisotropy are discussed.     

Radiation of a scalar particle in the field of two oppositely directed electromagnetic travelling waves

The radiation of a charged spinless particle in a field of two linearly polarized, oppositely directed electromagnetic travelling waves is treated in the small-field approximation. Equations are derived for the radiation probability, and the polarization properties of the radiation are studied.Translated from Izvestiya Vysshikh Uchebnykh Zavedenii Fizika, Vol. 12, No. 1, pp. 69–73, January, 1969.The authors thank Professor I. M. Ternov for interest in this study and useful discussions.     

Solitary waves in a nonlinear oppositely directed coupler

The propagation of pulses in the system of two tunnel-coupled optical waveguides from optically nonlinear materials one of which has a negative refractive index, while the other one, positive, is investigated theoretically. The propagation of nonlinear waves in this structure is studied based on the model of coupled modes. For linear waves, this pair of coupled waveguides behaves as a mirror resulting in the change of direction of the energy flow upon penetration of radiation from one waveguide to the other. The solutions to the system of nonlinear equations describing the stationary propagation of the solitary wave, the gap soliton, in a particular direction are found. This soliton is formed by the coupled pair of wave packets each localized in the corresponding waveguide.     

Interaction between oppositely directed compression plasma flows

The dynamics of the interaction of two oppositely directed plasma flows generated by miniature gas-discharge magnetoplasma compressors is studied. The maximum plasma electron temperature and density in the region where the plasmas interact are found to be 4.5 eV and 1.4⋅10¹⁷ cm^–3. Exposure of samples to this kind of plasma near the interaction region leads to an energy flux at the surface of 2–8 J/cm², which is sufficient for modification of the surface properties of various materials.     

Study of Coulomb collisional effects on the propagation of electromagnetic waves in a turbulent plasma

The presence of Weibel instability in laser-irradiated fuel could be detrimental to the process of ablative implosion, which is necessary for achieving thermonuclear fusion reactions. In this paper, the effect of the Coulomb collisional within the turbulent plasma on the Weibel instability growth rate has been investigated for linear and circular polarization. The results indicate that the Weibel instability growth rate at circular polarization near the ignition centre of the fuel fusion (collisional plasma) is about 10⁵ times higher than the collisional Weibel instability growth rate at linear polarization. The Weibel instability growth rate is observed near the critical density of the fuel fusion (collisionless plasma) at linear polarization and enhancement near the foot of the heat in front of the fuel fusion. By increasing the steps of the density gradient plasma in the low-density corona, electromagnetic instability occurs at a higher stress flow. Therefore, the deposition condition of electron beam energy in circular polarization of turbulent plasma can be shifted to the fuel core for suitable ignition.     

Trapped-particle-mediated collisional damping of nonaxisymmetric plasma waves

Weak axial variations in magnetic or electric confinement fields in pure electron plasmas cause slow electrons to be trapped locally, and collisional diffusion across the trapping separatrix then causes surprisingly large trapped-particle-mediated (TPM) damping and transport effects. Here we characterize TPM damping of m theta not equal to 0, m(z) = +/-1 Trivelpiece-Gould plasma modes in large-amplitude long-lived Bernstein-Greene-Kruskal states. The TPM damping gives gammaBGK/omega approximately 10(-4) and seems to dominate in regimes of weak interparticle collisions.     

Generation of electromagnetic waves by a rotating plasma

Generation of electromagnetic waves by an annular shell of plasma rotating in crossed radial electrostatic and axial magnetic fields in a cylindrical resonator is investigated theoretically. Dispersion relations are obtained describing the interaction of the waves with the plasma. It is shown that generation of waves by a narrow plasma shell is possible due to a cyclotron resonance, Čerenkov resonance, or plasma resonance. Here we consider a Čerenkov resonance, where the velocities of the plasma components and the phase velocities of the waves are perpendicular to the constant magnetic field. The frequencies and growth rates of the waves are found under conditions of the above-mentioned resonances in a uniform and in a nonuniform plasma shell. Advantages and disadvantages of wave generation under various conditions are noted. Zh. Tekh. Fiz. 69, 16–21 (February 1999)     

Filamentation instabilities associated with ordinary electromagnetic waves in collisional plasmas

It is shown that parametric coupling of an ordinary electromagnetic wave with purely damped convective cell modes as well as other collisional modes leads to purely growing perturbations in the direction perpendicular to the incoming radiation. The excitation of purely growing modes in a magnetized plasma is important because the resulting E × B drift can cause particle transport across the external magnetic field.     

非均匀等离子体对平面电磁波的衰减

利用荧光灯排列形成非均匀等离子体层（面积约60 cm×52 cm,消耗功率约400 W）,研究了其对1～8 GHz E波（电矢量方向平行于灯轴方向的入射波）的反射和透射的影响。结果表明,该等离子体对1～4 GHz的E波具有强吸收和弱反射的特性,单程衰减最高可达8 dB。利用2维分段线性电流密度递归卷积时域有限差分计算式,模拟了E波传播及其在非均匀等离子体内推进的瞬态过程,计算了等离子体对电磁波的反射和透射衰减,并与实验结果拟合,得到等离子体电子数密度峰值约9.72×1016 m-3-3,电子与中性粒子碰撞频率约4 GHz。     

非均匀等离子体对平面电磁波的衰减

利用荧光灯排列形成非均匀等离子体层(面积约60cm×52cm,消耗功率约400W),研究了其对1～8GHzE波(电矢量方向平行于灯轴方向的入射波)的反射和透射的影响。结果表明,该等离子体对1～4GHz的E波具有强吸收和弱反射的特性,单程衰减最高可达8dB。利用2维分段线性电流密度递归卷积时域有限差分计算式,模拟了E波传播及其在非均匀等离子体内推进的瞬态过程,计算了等离子体对电磁波的反射和透射衰减,并与实验结果拟合,得到等离子体电子数密度峰值约9.72×1016m-3,电子与中性粒子碰撞频率约4GHz。     

Ion-acoustic shock waves in multi-electron temperature collisional plasma

The nonlinear propagation of ion-acoustic waves in a collision-dominated double electron temperature plasma is considered. Accounting for the ion viscosity and the ion heat conductivity, it is shown by means of two-warm fluid equations that the nonlinear evolution of the ion-acoustic waves is governed by the Korteweg—de Vries—Burgers equation. Stationary shock solution of the KdV—Burgers equation is presented.     

电磁波在非均匀碰撞等离子体中的透射增强效应

为研究碰撞等离子体对电磁波传输性质的影响,基于电磁波在介质中的传输特性,将等离子体作为一种特殊的介质,针对一定实验条件下的高功率微波（HPM）大气等离子体与一定范围电磁波的透射特性开展了实验、理论及仿真研究。研究发现：S波段HPM在50 Pa真空下形成的等离子体对不同频率的电磁波透射特性具有较大影响,且在一定频率范围内有规律地出现电磁波透射信号增强效应现象;获取了一系列不同频率连续电磁波穿过HPM等离子体区域的透射波形,并对波形进行了归一化处理,在32.4 GHz下,连续电磁波穿过有无等离子体区域的透射系数约有2倍的差异。建立了仿真模型,获得31.5～32.5 GHz范围内透射系数分布曲线图,穿过等离子体的电磁波出现透射增强效应,且在某些频点上出现了约1.9倍的透射增强。该研究成果为HPM大气等离子体在隐身、应急通讯、黑障通讯等方面的应用提供了重要的技术支撑。     

Nonlinear acoustic waves in a collisional self-gravitating dusty plasma

Using the reductive perturbation method,we investigate the small amplitude nonlinear acoustic wave in a collisional self-gravitating dusty plasma.The result shows that the small amplitude dust acoustic wave can be expressed by a modified Korteweg-de Vries equation,and the nonlinear wave is instable because of the collisions between the neutral gas molecules and the charged particles.