NASA NTRS · 19740031074
Relativistic particle motion in nonuniform electromagnetic waves
Abstract
It is shown that a charged particle moving in a strong nonuniform electromagnetic wave suffers a net acceleration in the direction of the negative intensity gradient of the wave. Electrons will be expelled perpendicularly from narrow laser beams and various instabilities can result.
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Schmidt, G., Wilcox, T.. 1973-12-03. Relativistic particle motion in nonuniform electromagnetic waves. https://ntrs.nasa.gov/citations/19740031074
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