Electron modes of plasma generated at tunnel ionization of atoms by a circularly polarized radiation

The collective modes of photoionized plasmas are studied using the model description of electron velocity distribution formed at tunnel ionization of atoms by circularly polarized radiation. The dispersion laws of transverse and approximately longitudinal high-frequency waves propagating at an arbitrary angle to the anisotropy axis of photoelectron distribution are obtained. The dispersion law of potential surface waves is derived. It is shown that the frequency of these waves may be greater than plasma frequency. The aperiodic instability of photoionized plasmas is described.