ISSN:
1434-6079
Keywords:
PACS. 42.55.Vc X- and -ray lasers - 42.68.Ay Propagation, transmission, attenuation, and radiative transfer - 32.80.-t Photon interactions with atoms
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Physics
Notes:
Abstract: In order to solve the radiative-transfer equation for polarized beams propagating in plasmas a matrix approach is applied. The solution is the four-components Stokes vector, and the effect of the medium on the state of the radiation is represented by an amplification operator. Our approach is applied to the neon-like germanium 23.6 nm line, when a right-circularly polarized beam is injected into an amplifying plasma. The conditions governing the recovery of the initial polarization state are investigated over the entire spectrum of the output.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s100530050115
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