NON-LINEAR SATURATION AND RECURRENCE OF THE 2-PLASMON DECAY INSTABILITY

被引:146
作者
LANGDON, AB
LASINSKI, BF
KRUER, WL
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[1] Lawrence Livermore Laboratory, University of California, Livermore
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10.1103/PhysRevLett.43.133
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O4 [物理学];
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0702 ;
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Two-dimensional computer simulations show that short-wavelength ion fluctuations and density-profile steepening are dominant factors in the saturation of the 2pe instability. The long-term evolution of this instability is described and the implications of this complex saturation process for absorption and harmonic emission are discussed. © 1979 The American Physical Society.
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