The radiative self-force and charged fluids

David A. Burton; Anthony Carr; Jonathan Gratus; Adam Noble

doi:10.1117/12.2017772

9 May 2013 The radiative self-force and charged fluids

David A. Burton, Anthony Carr, Jonathan Gratus, Adam Noble

Proceedings Volume 8779, Laser Acceleration of Electrons, Protons, and Ions II; and Medical Applications of Laser-Generated Beams of Particles II; and Harnessing Relativistic Plasma Waves III; 87791Y (2013) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2017772
Event: SPIE Optics + Optoelectronics, 2013, Prague, Czech Republic

Abstract

We develop a new fluid model of a warm plasma that includes the radiative self-force on each plasma electron. Our approach is a natural generalization of established methods for generating fluid models without radiation reaction. The equilibrium of a magnetized plasma is analysed, and it is shown that the thermal motion is confined to the magnetic field lines. A dispersion relation is deduced for electric waves in a magnetized plasma, and it is shown to agree with our recently established relativistic kinetic theory derived from the Lorentz-Abraham-Dirac equation.

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David A. Burton, Anthony Carr, Jonathan Gratus, and Adam Noble "The radiative self-force and charged fluids", Proc. SPIE 8779, Laser Acceleration of Electrons, Protons, and Ions II; and Medical Applications of Laser-Generated Beams of Particles II; and Harnessing Relativistic Plasma Waves III, 87791Y (9 May 2013); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2017772

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