Electron cavitation and relativistic self-focusing in underdense plasma

Journal Article · Mon Jun 01 04:00:00 EDT 1998 · Physical Review. E, Statistical Physics, Plasmas, Fluids, and Related Interdisciplinary Topics

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevE.57.7122· OSTI ID:636164

Feit, M D ^[1]; Komashko, A M; Rubenchik, A M ^[2]; Musher, S L; Turitsyn, S K ^[3]

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1. Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, P.O. Box 808, L-439, Livermore, California 94550 (United States)
2. Department of Applied Science, University of California at Davis, Livermore, California 94550 (United States)
3. Institute of Automation and Electrometry, Novosibirsk 630090 (Russia)

An improved cavitation model shows that stable beam channeling and electron cavitation occur for relativistic laser intensities even at powers hundreds of times larger than the critical power for self-focusing. {copyright} {ital 1998} {ital The American Physical Society}

• Research Organization: Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
• DOE Contract Number: W-7405-ENG-48
• OSTI ID: 636164
• Journal Information: Physical Review. E, Statistical Physics, Plasmas, Fluids, and Related Interdisciplinary Topics, Journal Name: Physical Review. E, Statistical Physics, Plasmas, Fluids, and Related Interdisciplinary Topics Journal Issue: 6 Vol. 57; ISSN PLEEE8; ISSN 1063-651X
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

66 PHYSICS
70 PLASMA PHYSICS AND FUSION TECHNOLOGY
CAVITATION
ELECTRONS
FOCUSING
INERTIAL CONFINEMENT
LASERS
RADIATION SCATTERING ANALYSIS
RELATIVISTIC PLASMA
SCHROEDINGER EQUATION