POLARIZATION OF ATOMIC RADIATION IN STOCHASTIC PLASMA FIELDS

When a laser pulse of certain polarization or an electron beam excites atoms in a plasma, the atomic spectrum of the radiation emitted by th e atoms exhibits differently polarized line core and line wings. This unusual effect, which is predicted to occur under a variety of conditi ons, can be accompanied by the appearance of the forbidden component i n the spectrum, with polarization opposite to that of the exciting las er pulse.