Crossed-beam energy transfer: polarization effects and evidence of saturation

Turnbull, D.; Colaitis, A.; Follett, R. K.; Palastro, J. P.; Froula, D. H.; Michel, P.; Goyon, C.; Chapman, T.; Divol, L.; Kemp, G. E.; Mariscal, D.; Patankar, S.; Pollock, B. B.; Ross, J. S.; Moody, J. D.; Tubman, E. R.; Woolsey, N. C.

doi:10.1088/1361-6587/aab6d3

Crossed-beam energy transfer: polarization effects and evidence of saturation

Journal Article · Thu Apr 05 00:00:00 EDT 2018 · Plasma Physics and Controlled Fusion

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1088/1361-6587/aab6d3· OSTI ID:1434633

^[1]; Colaitis, A. ^[2]; Follett, R. K. ^[2]; Palastro, J. P. ^[2]; Froula, D. H. ^[2]; Michel, P. ^[3]; Goyon, C. ^[3]; Chapman, T. ^[3]; Divol, L. ^[3]; Kemp, G. E. ^[3]; Mariscal, D. ^[3]; Patankar, S. ^[3]; Pollock, B. B. ^[3]; Ross, J. S. ^[3]; Moody, J. D. ^[3]; Tubman, E. R. ^[4]; Woolsey, N. C. ^[4]

Univ. of Rochester, NY (United States). Lab. for Laser Energetics; Laboratory for Laser Energetics, University of Rochester
Univ. of Rochester, NY (United States). Lab. for Laser Energetics
Lawrence Livermore National Lab. (LLNL), Livermore, CA (United States)
Univ. of York (United Kingdom). York Plasma Inst.

In this article, recent results on crossed-beam energy transfer are presented. Wave-length tuning was used to vary the amount of energy transfer between two beams in a quasi-stationary plasma with carefully controlled conditions. The amount of transfer agreed well with calculations assuming linear ion acoustic waves with amplitudes up to δn/n ≈ 0.015. Increasing the initial probe intensity to access larger ion acoustic wave amplitudes for otherwise fixed conditions yields evidence of saturation. The ability to manipulate a beam’s polarization, which results from the anisotropic nature of the interaction, is revisited; an example is provided to demonstrate how polarization effects in a multibeam situation can dramatically enhance the expected amount of energy transfer.

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Research Organization:: Univ. of Rochester, NY (United States); Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL), Livermore, CA (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA); New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA); Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC)

Grant/Contract Number:: NA0001944; AC52-07NA27344

OSTI ID:: 1434633

Report Number(s):: 2017--54, 1394; 2017-54,1394, 2352

Journal Information:: Plasma Physics and Controlled Fusion, Journal Name: Plasma Physics and Controlled Fusion Journal Issue: 5 Vol. 60; ISSN 0741-3335

Publisher:: IOP ScienceCopyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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