Anomalous linear absorption of an electromagnetic wave in an inhomogeneous isotopic plasma
Brodskii Yu.Ya., Gol'tsman V.L., Nechuev S.I.
We present experimental results that offer evidence that the maximum absorption coefficient of an electromagnetic wave incident on an inhomogeneous isotropic plasma can exceed the value 0.5 typical of only a linear layer. A qualitative interpretation of this phenomenon is given.