On the possibility of metamaterial properties in spin plasmas

Details On the possibility of metamaterial properties in spin plasmas On the possibility of metamaterial properties in spin plasmas

2008-06-05

arxiv.org/abs/0806.0912v1

Physics

Plasma Physics

10 pages

Scientific paper

10.1088/1367-2630/10/11/115031

The fluid theory of plasmas is extended to include the properties of electron spin. The linear theory of waves in a magnetized plasma is presented, and it is shown that the spin effects causes a change of the magnetic permeability. Furthemore, by changing the direction of the external magnetic field, the magnetic permability may become negative. This leads to instabilities in the long wavelength regimes. If these can be controlled, however, the spin plasma becomes a metamaterial for a broad range of frequencies, i.e. above the ion cyclotron frequency but below the electron cyclotron frequency. The consequences of our results are discussed.

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