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Cooperative instabilities of counterpropagating light waves in homogeneous plasma

Journal Article · · Physical Review Letters; (United States)
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  1. Laboratory for Laser Energetics, 250 East River Road, Rochester, New York 14623 (United States)
Filamentation and Brillouin-enhanced four-wave-mixing instabilities caused by the cooperative interaction between two counterpropagating electromagnetic waves are shown to possess larger convective growth rates and smaller absolute instability thresholds than the conventional single-pump instabilities. These cooperative instabilities may be important in certain laser-plasma interaction experiments.
DOE Contract Number:
FC03-85DP40200
OSTI ID:
7297258
Journal Information:
Physical Review Letters; (United States), Journal Name: Physical Review Letters; (United States) Vol. 68:11; ISSN PRLTA; ISSN 0031-9007
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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