### Penetration of weak electromagnetic radiation into a superdense plasma acted upon by powerful short-wave radiationPenetration of weak electromagnetic radiation into a superdense plasma acted upon by powerful short-wave radiation

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 Author Bunkin, F. V. ♦ Kalinin, F. V. Source United States Department of Energy Office of Scientific and Technical Information Content type Text Language English
 Subject Keyword Physics-Controlled Thermonuclear Research-Wave Phenomena ♦ Fusion Energy-Plasma Research-Plasma Wave Phenomena ♦ PLASMA- ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION ♦ FARADAY EFFECT ♦ LASER RADIATION ♦ MAGNETIC FIELDS ♦ POLARIZATION ♦ WAVE PROPAGATION Abstract We consider the possibility of an electromagnetic wave penetrating into a superdense plasma that is simultaneously irradiated by a circularly-polarized wave of higher frequency. The penetration is due to the constant magnetic field induced by the high-frequency wave as a result of the inverse Faraday effect. Quantitative estimates are presented as applied to the case when the two waves are the emissions of a CO$sub 2$ and an Nd laser, respectively. (AIP) Educational Use Research Learning Resource Type Article Publisher Date 1975-07-20 Publisher Department Lebedev Inst. of Physics, Moscow Publisher Place United States Journal JETP Lett. Organization Lebedev Inst. of Physics, Moscow