Some nonlinear processes relevant to the beat wave accelerator

Journal Article · Mon Jul 15 04:00:00 EDT 1985 · AIP Conf. Proc.; (United States)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1063/1.35320· OSTI ID:5052192

Bingham, R; Mori, W B; Dawson, J M

The beat wave accelerator/sup 1/ depends on the generation of a large amplitude plasma wave with a phase velocity close to the velocity of light c. The plasma wave (..omega../sub p/,k/sub p/) is generated by beating colinear laser beams (..omega../sub 1/,k/sub 1/) and (..omega../sub 2/,k/sub 2/) with ..omega../sub p/ = ..omega../sub 1/-..omega../sub 2/, k/sub p/ = k/sub 1/-k/sub 2/. Since the process involves both large amplitude transverse and longitudional waves, various nonlinear instabilities associated with either wave may occur. The object of this article is to discuss some of the processes that may compete with the beat wave generation listing their threshold and growth rate.

• Research Organization: Rutherford Appleton Laboratory, Chilton, Didot, Oxon, United Kingdom
• OSTI ID: 5052192
• Journal Information: AIP Conf. Proc.; (United States), Journal Name: AIP Conf. Proc.; (United States) Vol. 130:1; ISSN APCPC
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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