“…The importance and applicability of laser plasma interactions are well known and strongly pursued in the context of fusion [1,2], particle acceleration [3,4], etc. Microwaves are also being employed for many studies, such as the generation of plasma sources and diagnostics [5][6][7][8][9][10]. Its absorption leads to plasma heating [11], which is important in several contexts, such as tokamak [12,13], stellarator [14,15], particle * Authors to whom any correspondence should be addressed.…”