RADIATION BY PLASMA OSCILLATIONS IN A BOUNDED PLASMA IN A MAGNETIC FIELD,
Abstract
The radiation is calculated by a thermal distribution of plasma oscillations in a bounded plasma in a magnetic field is calculated. The calculation is performed in two ways leading to the same result: (1) a Fresnel formula for the ratio of the intensity of the electromagnetic wave transmitted through the plasma boundary to the intensity of an incident plasma oscillation is derived; (2) the decaying modes, satisfying a radiation condition at infinity, of a bounded plasma in a magnetic field are found. The results are compared with the synchrotron radiation by a plasma in a magnetic field. It is found that for a thermal distribution of plasma oscillations the radiation due to plasma oscillations is small compared to the synchrotron radiation. (Author)
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Oct 23, 1959
- Accession Number
- AD0607819
Entities
People
- H. W. Wyld Jr.
Organizations
- TRW Inc.