INFLUENCE OF ELECTRON POSITRON PAIRS ON THE WAKEFIELDS IN PLASMAS

被引:30
作者
BEREZHIANI, VI
TSINTSADZE, LN
SHUKLA, PK
机构
[1] INT CTR THEORET PHYS,SPRING COLL PLASMA PHYS,I-34100 TRIESTE,ITALY
[2] RUHR UNIV BOCHUM,INST THEORET PHYS,W-4630 BOCHUM 1,GERMANY
来源
PHYSICA SCRIPTA | 1992年 / 46卷 / 01期
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D O I
10.1088/0031-8949/46/1/010
中图分类号
O4 [物理学];
学科分类号
0702 ;
摘要
It is shown that the presence of electron-positron pairs can drastically reduce the amplitude and wavelength of electrostatic wakefields that are generated by coherent, short electromagnetic wave packets in unmagnetized plasmas. The relevance of our work to laboratory and cosmic plasmas is pointed out.
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页数:2
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