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Cherenkov like mechanism of surface wave excitation

Optics 2009-11-06 v2

Abstract

The theory is presented of surface wave excitation by a fast moving charged particle in a thin uniform metal film surrounded by a dielectric medium. It is shown that the Vavilov-Cherenkov like effect for the sufface waves could arise for particles whose velocities are ten- and even hundred-times lower than the corresponding velocities in a uniform medium.

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@article{arxiv.0911.0565,
  title  = {Cherenkov like mechanism of surface wave excitation},
  author = {V. S. Zuev and A. M. Leontovich and V. V. Lidsky},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:0911.0565},
  year   = {2009}
}

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10 pages, 7 figures