An exact solution of the relativistic equation of motion of a charged particle driven by a circularly polarized electromagnetic wave and a constant magnetic field

IEEE Transactions on Plasma Science

Volumn 27, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 1578-1581

  Qian, Bao Liang ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF DEFENSE TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Electromagnetic wave, exact solution, magnetized plasma, relativistic equation of motion

Indexed keywords

ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD EFFECTS; ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE POLARIZATION; EQUATIONS OF MOTION; FREE ELECTRON LASERS; HIGH POWER LASERS; LASER BEAM EFFECTS; MAGNETOPLASMA; PLASMA CONFINEMENT; PLASMA SHEATHS; RELATIVITY; WAVE PLASMA INTERACTIONS;

RELATIVISTIC EQUATIONS OF MOTION (REM);

ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE PROPAGATION IN PLASMA;

EID: 0033280282     PISSN: 00933813     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/27.808929     Document Type: Article

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