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We give a theoretical description of the mechanisms underlying the generation of harmonics of plasma-warming radiation, which depend on the polarization of the latter. We show that there is a striking anomaly in the polarization of the harmonics in the presence of a low degree of circular polarization of the pump, and that harmonic generation efficiency increases. Variations in the polarization of the pump accompanying inverse bremsstrahlung absorption are discussed.
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Zh. Éksp. Teor. Fiz. 114, 864–880 (September 1998)
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Silin, V.P. On coherent harmonic bremsstrahlung in laser plasma. J. Exp. Theor. Phys. 87, 468–477 (1998). https://doi.org/10.1134/1.558683
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