Photon Accelerator in Magnetized Electron-Ion Plasma

TL;DR

This paper explores how strong magnetic fields in relativistic plasmas enhance photon acceleration by altering wave properties, leading to higher frequency gains and potentially more efficient particle and radiation generation.

Contribution

It introduces the effects of magnetic fields on photon acceleration in relativistic plasmas, highlighting qualitative and quantitative changes in wave interactions and frequency amplification.

Findings

Magnetic fields increase electromagnetic wave frequency in plasma.

Altered wave-particle interactions lead to higher acceleration efficiency.

Magnetic influence causes significant changes in photon acceleration dynamics.

Abstract

Strong magnetic fields and plasmas are intrinsically linked in both terrestrial laboratory experiments and in space phenomena. One of the most profound consequences of that is the change in relationship between the frequency and the wave number of electromagnetic waves propagating in plasma in the presence of such magnetic fields when compared to the case without these fields. Furthermore, magnetic fields alter electromagnetic wave interaction with relativistic plasma waves, resulting in different outcomes for particle and radiation generation. For a relativistic plasma wave-based photon acceleration this leads to an increased frequency gain, and, thus, potentially to higher efficiency. The influence of a magnetic field leads to quantitative and qualitative change in the properties of photon acceleration, amplifying the increase in the electromagnetic wave frequency.