Thomson scattering measurements of the Langmuir wave spectra resulting from stimulated Raman scattering

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作者
Baker, KL
Drake, RP
Bauer, BS
Estabrook, KG
Rubenchik, AM
Labaune, C
Baldis, HA
Renard, N
Baton, SD
Schifano, E
Michard, A
Seka, W
Bahr, RE
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[1] LAWRENCE LIVERMORE NATL LAB,LIVERMORE,CA 94550
[2] ECOLE POLYTECH,LAB UTILIZAT LASERS INTENSES,PALAISEAU,FRANCE
[3] UNIV ROCHESTER,ROCHESTER,NY 14627
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10.1103/PhysRevLett.77.67
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O4 [物理学];
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Thomson scattering was used to measure the Langmuir wave spectrum generated by stimulated Raman scattering. This experiment detected Langmuir waves with components both parallel and antiparallel to the incident laser's wave vector <(k)over right arrow (0)>. The parallel component was attributed to stimulated Raman scattering. However, the Langmuir waves moving antiparallel to <(k)over right arrow (0)>, which cannot be explained by stimulated Raman scattering, were attributed to the Langmuir decay instability.
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