Beat wave generation of plasma waves for particle acceleration

Journal Article · Wed Apr 01 04:00:00 EST 1987 · IEEE Trans. Plasma Sci.; (United States)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1109/TPS.1987.4316676· OSTI ID:6395314

Karttunen, S J; Salomaa, R R.E.

The space-time evolution of beat wave generation is studied analytically and numerically. Electromagnetic cascading, collisional damping and relativistic frequency shift of the beat plasmon are taken into account in the model. In particular, detuning and dispersion effects are investigated. The achievable plasmon amplitude depends strongly on the collisional damping. At low electron temperatures, the induced heat wave follows the laser pulse and decays rapidly behind it. At high electron temperatures, amplitude modulation appears and an intense slowly decaying plasmon wake can be excited.

• Research Organization: Nuclear Engineering Lab., Technical Research Centre of Finland, SF-00180 Helsinki
• OSTI ID: 6395314
• Journal Information: IEEE Trans. Plasma Sci.; (United States), Journal Name: IEEE Trans. Plasma Sci.; (United States) Vol. PS-15:2; ISSN ITPSB
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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ACCELERATION
AMPLITUDES
BASIC INTERACTIONS
COLLISIONS
DAMPING
DECAY
ELECTROMAGNETIC INTERACTIONS
ELECTRON TEMPERATURE
ENERGY-LEVEL TRANSITIONS
EXCITATION
FREQUENCY DEPENDENCE
INTERACTIONS
LASERS
MATHEMATICAL MODELS
MATHEMATICS
MODULATION
NUMERICAL ANALYSIS
PLASMA ACCELERATION
PLASMA WAVES
PLASMONS
PULSES
QUASI PARTICLES
SPACE-TIME
TUNING
WAVE PROPAGATION