Nonlinear Dynamic Polarization Force on a Relativistic Test Particle in a Nonequilibrium Beam-Plasma System.

Abstract

The effective charge of a test particle in a nonequilibrium beam-plasma system is the sum of the actual charge and the dynamic polarization charge surrounding it. The contribution of its polarization charge to the total force on a relativistic test particle, namely the dynamic polarization force, is calculated to fourth order in the total electromagnetic field for a slowly varying, nearly spatially independent background distribution with no external fields. This relation is needed in calculations of collective radiation processes and the conditions for the occurrence of radiative instability in relativistic beam-plasma systems. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 01, 1983
Accession Number
ADA136768

Entities

People

  • H. E. Brandt

Organizations

  • Harry Diamond Laboratories

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics
  • Counter WMD
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Bremsstrahlung
  • Charge Density
  • Current Density
  • Delta Functions
  • Distribution Functions
  • Electric Fields
  • Electromagnetic Fields
  • Electronic Warfare
  • Engineering
  • Jet Propulsion
  • Magnetic Fields
  • Military Research
  • New York
  • Physics
  • Physics Laboratories
  • Radiation
  • Weapons

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Aerospace Test and Evaluation
  • Molecular Photonics/Laser Physics
  • Pulsed Power and Plasma Physics.