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The interaction between a high-power microwave beam and a collisionless unmagnetized plasma is investigated by taking into account the ponderomotive force and space charge effects. The electromagnetic wave equation coupled with Poisson and momentum transfer equations are solved for obtaining the space charge field and plasma density profiles. It is shown that the increase of microwave energy flux...