Radiation damping of waves in a cold magnetized two-component plasma

It is shown in this paper that the damping decrements of electromagnetic waves with right circular polarization and the decrements of plasma oscillations near the cyclotron and hybrid frequencies in a strong magnetic field _eBpe are proportional to the square of the cyclotron frequencies _eB and _iB. In a weak magnetic field _eBpe the damping decrements of all modes are proportional to the square of the plasma oscillation frequencies _pe, _pi. Taking account of ions results in a nonzero damping decrement for electromagnetic waves with left circular polarization.Deceased.Translated from Izvestiya Vysshikh Uchebnykh Zavedenii, Fizika, No. 10, p. 8–11, October, 1982.In conclusion, I am grateful to L. S. Kuz'menkov and P. Polyakov for constant attention to the research and for useful remarks.