INTENSITY SCALING AND SATURATION OF STIMULATED RAMAN FORWARD SCATTERING

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作者
BATHA, SH [1 ]
BRADLEY, KS [1 ]
DRAKE, RP [1 ]
ESTABROOK, K [1 ]
KRUER, WL [1 ]
MONTGOMERY, DS [1 ]
REMINGTON, BA [1 ]
机构
[1] LAWRENCE LIVERMORE NATL LAB, PLASMA PHYS RES INST, LIVERMORE, CA 94551 USA
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10.1063/1.870654
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O35 [流体力学]; O53 [等离子体物理学];
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070204 ; 080103 ; 080704 ;
摘要
The intensity scaling of stimulated Raman forward scattering has been measured in preformed laser-produced plasmas. It was found that predictions based on linear convective theory were consistent with the amount of scattered light measured when the laser intensity was less than about 1 X 10(15) W/cm2. No increase in the amount of scattered light was found for higher intensities. The measured saturation level is compared to several nonlinear models: pump depletion, coupling to Langmuir and ion-acoustic waves, ponderomotive detuning, wave breaking, and particle trapping. It is found that saturation models based on ponderomotive detuning and on coupling to Langmuir and ion-acoustic waves are consistent with the experiment.
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页码:1985 / 1996
页数:12
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