Propagation of realistic beams in underdense plasma

被引:22
作者
Hinkel, DE [1 ]
Williams, EA [1 ]
Berger, RL [1 ]
Powers, LV [1 ]
Langdon, AB [1 ]
Still, CH [1 ]
机构
[1] Lawrence Livermore Natl Lab, Livermore, CA 94550 USA
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10.1063/1.872859
中图分类号
O35 [流体力学]; O53 [等离子体物理学];
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070204 ; 080103 ; 080704 ;
摘要
The effect of beam structure on propagation through underdense plasma is examined in two different examples. First, it is shown that the distribution of intensities within a laser beam affects how the beam deflects in the presence of transverse plasma how. A detailed analysis of beam deflection shows that the rate scales linearly with intensity and plasma density, and inversely with plasma temperature. When the plasma flow is subsonic, the deflection rate is proportional to the ion damping decrement, and scales as M/(1-M-2)(3/2): where M is the transverse flow Mach number. When the plasma flow is supersonic, the deflection rate scales as 1/[M(M-2-1))(1/2)]. Next, the effect of beam structure on channel formation by very intense laser beams is studied. A diffraction-limited beam with similar to 3 TW of input power forms a channel through 400 mu m of plasma, whereas when this beam is phase aberrated, channel formation does not occur.
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页码:1887 / 1894
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