Magnetically Induced Depolarization of Microwave Scattering from a Laser-Generated Plasma (original) (raw)

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Abstract

The effects of a local external magnetic field on microwave scattering from a laser-generated plasma are investigated by modeling and experiment, leading to the prediction and observation of magnetically induced depolarization of scattered microwaves. The sample volume is localized by the small laser-generated plasma and depolarization is shown to depend on both the magnitude and direction of the magnetic field; this indicates the potential for standoff detection and measurement of vector magnetic fields in gases.

Publication:

Physical Review Applied

Pub Date:

September 2019

DOI:

10.1103/PhysRevApplied.12.034055

Bibcode:

2019PhRvP..12c4055G