Inverse bremsstrahlung absorption in large radiation fields during binary collisions-classical theory

The approach allows calculations to be made of the absorption at any field strength provided the field is classical and the electron is nonrelativistic and its thermal distribution function is isotropic. Calculations are made for electron/atom collisions interacting by a power law central force. The results are extended to discuss absorption in plasmas. The effects of electron-electron and inelastic collisions are also...