Heat carried by electromagnetic waves (IMAGE)

National Institutes of Natural Sciences

Heat carried by electromagnetic waves

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Heat is carried by electromagnetic waves, which simultaneously slow down the high-speed particle beam (red line) and heat up the plasma particles (green line). Distortion of the velocity distribution is observed due to the acceleration of the particles as a result of the electromagnetic waves.

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National Institute for Fusion Science

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