Which outcome occurs when a high-frequency electromagnetic wave propagates through plasma?

💡 Explanation

Frequency-dependent dispersion occurs because the wave's interaction with ions causes a differential slowing based on frequency components, therefore, different frequencies arrive at different times resulting in pulse spreading, rather than coherent transmission.

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