Enhancement of vacuum polarization effects in a plasma

Physics of Plasmas

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2007, Pages

  Di Piazza, A ^a   Hatsagortsyan, K Z ^a   Keitel, C H ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUT FÜR KERNPHYSIK   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIELECTRIC PROPERTIES; ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVES; LIGHT PROPAGATION; NATURAL FREQUENCIES; PLASMAS; POLARIZATION;

COLD COLLISIONAL PLASMA; PLASMA FREQUENCY; VACUUM POLARIZATION EFFECTS;

VACUUM;

EID: 34047123748     PISSN: 1070664X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.2646541     Document Type: Article

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