On O-X mode conversion in 2D inhomogeneous plasma with a sheared magnetic field

Abstract

The conversion of an ordinary wave to an extraordinary wave in a 2D inhomogeneous slab model of the plasma confined by a sheared magnetic field is studied analytically.

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