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  "abstract": "The interaction of strong ($a_0>1$), superluminal X-mode electromagnetic waves with magnetized pair plasma falls into two regimes set by $\\varepsilon_{\\rm B}\\equiv a_0ω_{\\rm B}/ω_0$, the ratio of the wave strength parameter to its frequency, in units of cyclotron frequency. For $\\varepsilon_{\\rm B}<1$ the wave propagates until induced scattering disrupts it. Using analytical theory and kinetic simulations, we show that the background magnetic field introduces a restoring frequency $Ω_{\\rm B}$ to scattering; when $Ω_{\\rm B}$ exceeds the scattering rate, the unattenuated length grows from $\\simeq\\varepsilon_{\\rm p}^{-2/3}$ to $\\simeq\\varepsilon_{\\rm B}^{1/2}/\\varepsilon_{\\rm p}$ wavelengths ($\\varepsilon_{\\rm p}\\equiv a_0ω_{\\rm p}/ω_0$; $ω_{\\rm p}$ is the plasma frequency). When $a_0^2>\\varepsilon_{\\rm B}>1$, the plasma current is nonlinear, and the wave is damped while riding a motional electric field, so one half-cycle appears attenuated. This framework has implications for the duration of fast radio bursts and whether they can escape their surroundings.",
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  "published": "2026-10-26",
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  "title": "Interaction of Strong X-mode Waves with Magnetized Pair Plasmas",
  "title_text": "Interaction of Strong X-mode Waves with Magnetized Pair Plasmas",
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