SELF-SUSTAINED PLASMA WAVE-GUIDE STRUCTURES PRODUCED BY IONIZING LASER-RADIATION IN A DENSE GAS

被引:14
作者
ANDERSON, D
KIM, AV
LISAK, M
MIRONOV, VA
SERGEEV, AM
STENFLO, L
机构
[1] RUSSIAN ACAD SCI,INST APPL PHYS,NIZHNII NOVGOROD 603600,RUSSIA
[2] UMEA UNIV,DEPT PLASMA PHYS,S-90187 UMEA,SWEDEN
来源
PHYSICAL REVIEW E | 1995年 / 52卷 / 04期
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D O I
10.1103/PhysRevE.52.4564
中图分类号
O35 [流体力学]; O53 [等离子体物理学];
学科分类号
070204 ; 080103 ; 080704 ;
摘要
The propagation of high-power laser radiation producing rapid ionization in a dense gas is analyzed by using a nonlinear electrodynamical model. It is shown that the interplay between the Kerr-type and the defocusing ionization nonlinearities may lead to the formation of self-sustained plasma waveguide filaments. Quasi-steady-state laser-plasma structures supported by various electromagnetic field configurations are considered.
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页码:4564 / 4567
页数:4
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