Linear regime of two-plasmon decay and stimulated Raman scattering instability near the quarter-critical density in plasmas

Wen, H.; Yan, R.; Maximov, A. V.; Ren, C.

doi:10.1063/1.4919959

Title: Linear regime of two-plasmon decay and stimulated Raman scattering instability near the quarter-critical density in plasmas

Abstract

A model for the interaction between the laser light and the plasma waves near the quarter-critical density in plasmas has been studied. This model includes, but is not limited to, the instabilities of two-plasmon decay (TPD) and stimulated Raman scattering (SRS). The full simulation results show the instability growth in the wavevector domains corresponding to TPD and SRS, respectively, and the domain between those two. The instability growth rates and thresholds can be calculated in our model for the parameters of the inertial confinement fusion experiments without the approximations common in analytical theories.

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Wen, H.; Yan, R.; Maximov, A. V. ^[1]; Ren, C. ^[1]

Department of Mechanical Engineering and Laboratory for Laser Energetics, University of Rochester, Rochester, New York 14627 (United States)

Publication Date:: Fri May 15 00:00:00 EDT 2015

OSTI Identifier:: 22410321

Resource Type:: Journal Article

Journal Name:: Physics of Plasmas

Additional Journal Information:: Journal Volume: 22; Journal Issue: 5; Other Information: (c) 2015 AIP Publishing LLC; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); Journal ID: ISSN 1070-664X

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

Subject:: 70 PLASMA PHYSICS AND FUSION TECHNOLOGY; INERTIAL CONFINEMENT; INSTABILITY GROWTH RATES; INTERACTIONS; LASER RADIATION; PLASMA DENSITY; PLASMA WAVES; RAMAN EFFECT; SIMULATION

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                    Wen, H., Yan, R., Maximov, A. V., Ren, C., and Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Rochester, Rochester, New York 14627. Linear regime of two-plasmon decay and stimulated Raman scattering instability near the quarter-critical density in plasmas.  United States: N. p., 2015. 
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                    Wen, H., Yan, R., Maximov, A. V., Ren, C., & Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Rochester, Rochester, New York 14627. Linear regime of two-plasmon decay and stimulated Raman scattering instability near the quarter-critical density in plasmas.  United States.  https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4919959

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                    Wen, H., Yan, R., Maximov, A. V., Ren, C., and Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Rochester, Rochester, New York 14627. 2015.  
        "Linear regime of two-plasmon decay and stimulated Raman scattering instability near the quarter-critical density in plasmas".  United States.  https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4919959.

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@article{osti_22410321,

  title        = {Linear regime of two-plasmon decay and stimulated Raman scattering instability near the quarter-critical density in plasmas},

  author       = {Wen, H. and Yan, R. and Maximov, A. V. and Ren, C. and Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Rochester, Rochester, New York 14627},

  abstractNote = {A model for the interaction between the laser light and the plasma waves near the quarter-critical density in plasmas has been studied. This model includes, but is not limited to, the instabilities of two-plasmon decay (TPD) and stimulated Raman scattering (SRS). The full simulation results show the instability growth in the wavevector domains corresponding to TPD and SRS, respectively, and the domain between those two. The instability growth rates and thresholds can be calculated in our model for the parameters of the inertial confinement fusion experiments without the approximations common in analytical theories.},

  doi          = {10.1063/1.4919959},

  url          = {https://www.osti.gov/biblio/22410321},
  journal      = {Physics of Plasmas},

  issn         = {1070-664X},

  number       = 5,

  volume       = 22,

  place        = {United States},

  year         = {Fri May 15 00:00:00 EDT 2015},

  month        = {Fri May 15 00:00:00 EDT 2015}

}

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