BEAT-WAVE EXCITATION OF PLASMA-WAVE AND OBSERVATION OF ACCELERATED ELECTRONS

被引:187
作者
KITAGAWA, Y
MATSUMOTO, T
MINAMIHATA, T
SAWAI, K
MATSUO, K
MIMA, K
NISHIHARA, K
AZECHI, H
TANAKA, KA
TAKABE, H
NAKAI, S
机构
[1] Institute of Laser Engineering, Osaka University, Suita
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10.1103/PhysRevLett.68.48
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O4 [物理学];
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0702 ;
摘要
The simultaneous observations of a beat-wave-excited plasma wave and of energetic electrons are reported. A plasma wave is excited when the beat-wave frequency of a laser with two wavelengths 10.6 and 9.57-mu-m equals the plasma frequency. The Stokes sideband measurement gives a wave amplitude delta-n/n0 of approximately 5%. Plasma electrons with the energies of more than 10 MeV are observed at the resonant density.
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页码:48 / 51
页数:4
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