Published June 1, 1987
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Journal article
Modulational instability of strong electromagnetic waves in plasmas
- 1. Fakultat fuer Physik und Astronomie, Ruhr-Universitat Bochum, D-4630 Bochum 1, Federal Republic of Germany
Description
The modulational instability of an arbitrarily-large-amplitude electromagnetic wave is investigated taking into account the relativistic electron quiver velocity and the relativistic ponderomotive force. The interplay between three kinds of slow plasma responses to the electromagnetic wave is examined. The associated temporal growth rates are exhibited graphically. The relevance of our results to laser-driven inertial fusion as well as to the plasma-based beat-wave accelerator is pointed out
Additional details
Publishing Information
- Journal Title
- Phys. Rev., A
- Journal Volume
- 35
- Journal Issue
- 11
- Series
- Phys. Rev., A.
- Journal Page Range
- 4889-4891
- ISSN
- 0556-2791
- CODEN
- PLRAA
INIS
- Country of Publication
- United States
- Country of Input or Organization
- United States
- INIS RN
- 19025103
- Subject category
- S70: PLASMA PHYSICS AND FUSION TECHNOLOGY;
- Descriptors DEI
- CURRENT DENSITY; ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION; ELECTRON DENSITY; INSTABILITY GROWTH RATES; NONLINEAR PROBLEMS; PLASMA; PLASMA INSTABILITY; PLASMA WAVES; POLARIZATION
- Descriptors DEC
- INSTABILITY; RADIATIONS