Screening Breakdown in a Plasma by Two Laser Fields and Strong DC Magnetic Field

• Published in: Contributions to plasma physics (1988) Vol. 45; no. 1; pp. 22 - 31
• Main Authors: Miranda, D. F., Guimarães, A. F., Fonseca, A. L. A., Agrello, D. A., Nunes, O. A. C.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin WILEY-VCH Verlag 01.02.2005; WILEY‐VCH Verlag
• Subjects: Coulomb screening; laser-plasma interaction; screening breakdown

The effective static dielectric constant of an electron plasma system in the simultaneous presence of two electromagnetic waves and a strong DC magnetic field is calculated. It is found that as the difference Δω of the two electromagnetic wave frequencies matches the plasma frequency ωρ a breakdown...