Abstract
Multiphoton electron-ion inverse bremsstrahlung is studied using the correspondence principle. It is shown that the existing quantum-mechanical theory of this phenomenon is only valid in the low-frequency limit omega tau <<1. A different approach is suggested which enables the author to obtain the multiphoton cross sections for all values of omega tau . Using these cross sections, the absorption coefficient of laser radiation in an isotropic plasma is found.
Original language | English |
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Article number | 018 |
Pages (from-to) | 409-418 |
Number of pages | 10 |
Journal | Journal of Physics B: Atomic and Molecular Physics |
Volume | 12 |
Issue number | 3 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 1979 |