Published May 1996 | Version v1
Journal article

Location of ion-acoustic waves from back and side stimulated Brillouin scattering

  • 1. Laboratoire pour l'Utilisation des Lases Intenses, Ecole Polytechnique (France)
  • 2. Laboratory for Laser Energetics, University of Rochester, Rochester, New York 14627 (United States)
  • 3. Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore, California 94550 (United States)

Description

Direct observation of the location of ion-acoustic waves (IAWs) explains for the first time the stimulated Brillouin scattering (SBS) spectra in backward and side directions. The regions of SBS activity are limited and smaller than the scale length of the plasma. The IAWs are localized in the front part of the plasm, resulting in blue Doppler shift of the scattered electromagnetic wave, and the distance from the summit changes with the SBS angle. copyright 1996 The American Physical Society

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Publishing Information

Journal Title
Physical Review Letters
Journal Volume
76
Journal Issue
20
Journal Page Range
p. 3727-3730.
ISSN
0031-9007
CODEN
PRLTAO