MODULATION OF A FLOW OF CHARGED-PARTICLES INTERSECTING AN INHOMOGENEOUS ELECTROMAGNETIC-WAVE

Theory of motion of a flow of relativistic charged particles through a spatially inhomogeneous electromagnetic wave is developed with allowa nce for the wave phase at the moment when a particle is injected into the wave. The wave field and the motion of particles are described by equations of classical electrodynamics. The phenomenon of a partial tr ansmission of particles through a barrier is theoretically described. The variation in the spatial distribution of particles in a flow movin g through the wave is analyzed.