Propagation of an ultrashort, intense laser pulse in a relativistic plasma
- Lawrence Livermore National Lab., CA (United States)
A Maxwell-relativistic fluid model is developed for the propagation of an ultrashort, intense laser pulse through an underdense plasma. The separability of plasma and optical frequencies ({omega}{sub p} and {omega} respectively) for small {omega}{sub p}/{omega} is not assumed; thus the validity of multiple-scales theory (MST) can be tested. The theory is valid when {omega}{sub p}/{omega} is of order unity or for cases in which {omega}{sub p}/{omega} {much_lt} 1 but strongly relativistic motion causes higher-order plasma harmonics to be generated which overlap the region of the first-order laser harmonic, such that MST would not expected to be valid although its principal validity criterion {omega}{sub p}/{omega} {much_lt} 1 holds.
- Research Organization:
- Sandia National Labs., Albuquerque, NM (United States)
- DOE Contract Number:
- W-7405-ENG-48
- OSTI ID:
- 332759
- Report Number(s):
- SAND--98-1591; CONF-9709141--PROC.; ON: DE99000778
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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