A large-amplitude Gaussian electromagnetic beam, propagating through a dusty plasma, heats the electrons nonuniformly. As the electron temperature rises, the rate of electron attachment to dust particles changes, modifying dust charge and free electron density. Further, the ambipolar diffusion of the plasma under thermal pressure gradient creates a plasma channel that guides the electromagnetic beam. At powers exceeding a threshold value, the beam becomes self-focused.
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