Published May 2000 | Version v1
Journal article

Radial structure of the wakefield excited during the self-modulation of a laser pulse in a plasma

  • 1. High Energy Density Research Center, Associated Institute for High Temperatures, Russian Academy of Sciences, Izhorskaya ul. 13/19, Moscow, 127412 (Russian Federation)
  • 2. Institute of General Physics, Russian Academy of Sciences, ul. Vavilova 38, Moscow, 117942 (Russian Federation)

Description

A study is made of the structure of the wakefield excited in the linear stage of the self-modulation of a high-power laser pulse in a homogeneous underdense plasma. It is shown that the fronts of the wake wave are curved and the profile of the wakefield amplitude differs strongly from the intensity profile of the laser pulse. The diffraction effects are found to play a key role in the formation of the transverse profile of the wakefield

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Publishing Information

Journal Title
Plasma Physics Reports
Journal Volume
26
Journal Issue
5
Journal Page Range
p. 388-396
ISSN
1063-780X
CODEN
PPHREM

INIS

Country of Publication
United States
Country of Input or Organization
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
INIS RN
35008602
Subject category
S70: PLASMA PHYSICS AND FUSION TECHNOLOGY;
Resource subtype / Literary indicator
Translation
Descriptors DEI
BEAM-PLASMA SYSTEMS; HOMOGENEOUS PLASMA; LASER RADIATION; PLASMA WAVES; WAKEFIELD ACCELERATORS
Descriptors DEC
ACCELERATORS; ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION; LINEAR ACCELERATORS; PLASMA; RADIATIONS

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Notes
Translated from Fizika Plazmy, ISSN 0367-2921, 26, 416-425 (No. 5, 2000); (c) 2000 MAIK ''Nauka / Interperiodica''.