Interaction of relativistically strong electromagnetic waves with a layer of overdense plasma

Journal Article · Mon Oct 15 00:00:00 EDT 2007 · Journal of Experimental and Theoretical Physics

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1134/S1063776107100019· OSTI ID:21075684

Korzhimanov, A V; Kim, A V ^[1]; Tushentsov, M R ^[2]

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1. Russian Academy of Sciences, Institute of Applied Physics (Russian Federation)
2. University of Texas at Austin (United States)

Plasma-field structures that arise under the interaction between a relativistically strong electromagnetic wave and a layer of overdense plasma are considered within a quasistationary approximation. It is shown that, together with known solutions, which are nonlinear generalizations of skin-layer solutions, multilayer structures containing cavitation regions with completely removed electrons (ion layers) can be excited when the amplitude of the incident field exceeds a certain threshold value. Under symmetric irradiation, these cavitation regions, which play the role of self-consistent resonators, may amplify the field and accumulate electromagnetic energy.

• OSTI ID: 21075684
• Journal Information: Journal of Experimental and Theoretical Physics, Vol. 105, Issue 4; Other Information: DOI: 10.1134/S1063776107100019; Copyright (c) 2007 Nauka/Interperiodica; Article Copyright (c) 2007 Pleiades Publishing, Inc; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); ISSN 1063-7761
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

71 CLASSICAL AND QUANTUM MECHANICS
GENERAL PHYSICS
APPROXIMATIONS
CAVITATION
ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION
ELECTRONS
IONS
IRRADIATION
LAYERS
NONLINEAR PROBLEMS
PLASMA
RESONATORS