RAMAN FORWARD SCATTERING OF SHORT-PULSE HIGH-INTENSITY LASERS

被引:250
作者
MORI, WB
DECKER, CD
HINKEL, DE
KATSOULEAS, T
机构
[1] UNIV CALIF LOS ANGELES,DEPT ELECT ENGN,LOS ANGELES,CA 90024
[2] LAWRENCE LIVERMORE NATL LAB,LIVERMORE,CA 94550
[3] UNIV SO CALIF,DEPT ELECT ENGN,LOS ANGELES,CA 90089
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10.1103/PhysRevLett.72.1482
中图分类号
O4 [物理学];
学科分类号
0702 ;
摘要
Raman forward scattering of short-pulse relativistic-intensity laser pulses is investigated. Differential equations which model the instability for arbitrarily large pump strengths are derived. Exact solutions are obtained for a set of physically relevant initial conditions. The growth rate is found to asymptotically approach zero for ultrarelativistic laser intensities. The relevance of the results to present experiments and the limitations of the quasistatic equations are discussed.
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页码:1482 / 1485
页数:4
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