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Ponderomotive nongradient force acting on a relativistic particle crossing an inhomogeneous electromagnetic wave

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The ponderomotive force acting on a relativistic charged particle crossing an inhomogeneous electromagnetic wave is investigated numerically and analytically. The initial velocity of the particle is perpendicular to the electric field vector of the wave and to the direction of its propagation. The wave has zero gradient in the direction of propagation and is inhomogeneous in both transverse directions. It is shown that the ponderomotive force acting on the particle is parallel to the wave vector. The magnitude of the force is determined not only by the extent of wave inhomogeneity in the direction of the translational motion of particle, but also by its inhomogeneity in the transverse direction. It is found that the trajectory of a particle is determined by the action of ponderomotive forces as well as by its drift in a nonuniform field.

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  1. Lebedev Physical Institute, Russian Academy of Sciences, Leninskii pr. 31, Moscow, 117924, Russia

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Translated from Zhurnal Éksperimental’no\(\overset{\lower0.5em\hbox{$\smash{\scriptscriptstyle\smile}$}}{l} \) i Teoretichesko\(\overset{\lower0.5em\hbox{$\smash{\scriptscriptstyle\smile}$}}{l} \) Fiziki, Vol. 119, No. 1, 2001, pp. 27–34.

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Serov, A.V. Ponderomotive nongradient force acting on a relativistic particle crossing an inhomogeneous electromagnetic wave. J. Exp. Theor. Phys. 92, 20–27 (2001). https://doi.org/10.1134/1.1348458

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