Polarization Properties of Stark-Shifted Lines Emitted by a Turbulent Plasma - I,
Abstract
Polarization patterns for Stark-shifted lines under the influence of a distributed electric field are derived for the case of unequal source strengths for pi and sigma polarized emission in order to understand the unexpected experimental results of the AFCRL group. Expressions are obtained for the elements of the density matrix as functions of the direction of observation and the polarizer angle, and guidelines are established for further experimental observations. (Author)
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jun 01, 1971
- Accession Number
- AD0731819
Entities
People
- Gabor Kalman
- Pradip Bakshi
Organizations
- Boston College