Low-frequency transition radiation from a short laser pulse at the plasma boundary
Journal Article
·
· Journal of Experimental and Theoretical Physics
- Russian Academy of Sciences, Lebedev Institute of Physics (Russian Federation)
The transition radiation that appears when a short laser pulse crosses the vacuum-plasma boundary and that is attributable to an vortex electric current produced at the plasma boundary by averaged ponderomotive forces has been considered for the first time. The spectral, angular, and spatiotemporal characteristics of the transition radiation in a vacuum are analyzed. It is shown that under typical conditions of present-day laser plasma experiments, the frequency of the transition radiation lies in the terahertz range and its power can reach several megawatts.
- OSTI ID:
- 21055086
- Journal Information:
- Journal of Experimental and Theoretical Physics, Journal Name: Journal of Experimental and Theoretical Physics Journal Issue: 6 Vol. 102; ISSN JTPHES; ISSN 1063-7761
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
Similar Records
Generation of terahertz radiation in the reflection of a laser pulse from a dense plasma
Generation of terahertz radiation from a low-density plasma slab irradiated by a laser pulse
Laser pulse driven terahertz generation via resonant transition radiation in inhomogeneous plasmas
Journal Article
·
Fri Dec 14 23:00:00 EST 2007
· Plasma Physics Reports
·
OSTI ID:21100114
Generation of terahertz radiation from a low-density plasma slab irradiated by a laser pulse
Journal Article
·
Thu Apr 15 00:00:00 EDT 2010
· Plasma Physics Reports
·
OSTI ID:21443570
Laser pulse driven terahertz generation via resonant transition radiation in inhomogeneous plasmas
Journal Article
·
Wed Jun 15 00:00:00 EDT 2016
· Physics of Plasmas
·
OSTI ID:22600131