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Magnetization of Rydberg plasmas by electromagnetic waves

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  30 November 2009

J. T. MENDONÇA ,
NITIN SHUKLA  and
P. K. SHUKLA
J. T. MENDONÇA
Affiliation:
IPFN and CFIF, Instituto Superior Técnico, 1049-001 Lisboa, Portugal (titomend@ist.utl.pt)
NITIN SHUKLA
Affiliation:
Department of Physics, Umeå University, SE-90187 Umeå, SE-90187Sweden (nitshukla@yahoo.com)
P. K. SHUKLA
Affiliation:
Institut für Theoretische Physik IV, Fakultät für Physik und Astronomie, Ruhr-Universität Bochum, D-44780 Bochum, Germany (ps@tp4.rub.de)
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Abstract

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It is shown that the ponderomotive force of a large-amplitude electromagnetic wave in Rydberg plasmas can generate quasi-stationary magnetic fields. The present result can account for the origin of seed magnetic fields in the ultracold Rydberg plasmas when they are irradiated by the high-frequency electromagnetic wave.

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Letter to the Editor
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Journal of Plasma Physics , Volume 76 , Issue 1 , February 2010 , pp. 19 - 23
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2009

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