A Covariant Derivation of the Ponderomotive Force.

Abstract

A derivation of the ponderomotive force for an unmagnetized or a uniformly magnetized particle is given here. By using a convariant form of the equations of motion, a very simple result is obtained. Evaluation of the final result is particularly simple since any four vector scalar product can be evaluated in the rest or ponderomotive frame. Examples are given for free electron laser applications. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 09, 1984
Accession Number
ADA145054

Entities

People

  • Wallace M. Manheimer

Organizations

  • United States Naval Research Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • C4I

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Cyclotron Resonance
  • Electric Fields
  • Electrons
  • Equations
  • Equations Of Motion
  • Free Electron Lasers
  • Free Electrons
  • Frequency
  • Lasers
  • Magnetic Fields
  • Magnetic Moments
  • Military Research
  • Notation
  • Parametric Instability
  • Radiation
  • Security
  • Time Dependence

Readers

  • Plasma Physics / Magnetohydrodynamics

Technology Areas

  • Directed Energy
  • Microelectronics