Nonlinear plasma waves driven by short ultrarelativistic electron bunches
Abstract
We advance here a theory of quasistatic approximation and investigate the excitation of nonlinear plasma waves by the driving beam of ultrarelativistic electrons using a novel electrostatic-like particle-in-cell code. Assuming that the beam occupies an infinitesimally small volume, we find the radius and the length of the plasma bubble formed in the wake of the driver for varying values of the beam charge. The mechanism of bubble formation is explained by developing simple models of the bubble at large charges. Plasma electrons expelled by the driver charge excite secondary plasma waves, which complicate the plasma electron flow near the bubble boundary.
- Authors:
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[2];
- Cornell Univ., Ithaca, NY (United States). School of Applied and Engineering Physics
- Cornell Univ., Ithaca, NY (United States). School of Applied and Engineering Physics; Univ. of Texas, Austin, TX (United States). Dept. of Physics. Inst. for Fusion Studies
- Univ. of Texas, Austin, TX (United States). Dept. of Physics. Inst. for Fusion Studies
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- Research Org.:
- Univ. of Texas, Austin, TX (United States)
- Sponsoring Org.:
- USDOE Office of Science (SC), Fusion Energy Sciences (FES); USDOE Office of Science (SC), High Energy Physics (HEP); US Air Force Office of Scientific Research (AFOSR)
- OSTI Identifier:
- 1523264
- Alternate Identifier(s):
- OSTI ID: 1395924
- Grant/Contract Number:
- FG02-04ER54742; SC0007889; SC0010622; FA9550–14-1–0045
- Resource Type:
- Accepted Manuscript
- Journal Name:
- Physics of Plasmas
- Additional Journal Information:
- Journal Volume: 24; Journal Issue: 10; Journal ID: ISSN 1070-664X
- Publisher:
- American Institute of Physics (AIP)
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- 70 PLASMA PHYSICS AND FUSION TECHNOLOGY
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Wang, Tianhong, Khudik, Vladimir, Breizman, Boris, and Shvets, Gennady. Nonlinear plasma waves driven by short ultrarelativistic electron bunches. United States: N. p., 2017.
Web. doi:10.1063/1.4999629.
Wang, Tianhong, Khudik, Vladimir, Breizman, Boris, & Shvets, Gennady. Nonlinear plasma waves driven by short ultrarelativistic electron bunches. United States. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4999629
Wang, Tianhong, Khudik, Vladimir, Breizman, Boris, and Shvets, Gennady. Mon .
"Nonlinear plasma waves driven by short ultrarelativistic electron bunches". United States. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4999629. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1523264.
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title = {Nonlinear plasma waves driven by short ultrarelativistic electron bunches},
author = {Wang, Tianhong and Khudik, Vladimir and Breizman, Boris and Shvets, Gennady},
abstractNote = {We advance here a theory of quasistatic approximation and investigate the excitation of nonlinear plasma waves by the driving beam of ultrarelativistic electrons using a novel electrostatic-like particle-in-cell code. Assuming that the beam occupies an infinitesimally small volume, we find the radius and the length of the plasma bubble formed in the wake of the driver for varying values of the beam charge. The mechanism of bubble formation is explained by developing simple models of the bubble at large charges. Plasma electrons expelled by the driver charge excite secondary plasma waves, which complicate the plasma electron flow near the bubble boundary.},
doi = {10.1063/1.4999629},
journal = {Physics of Plasmas},
number = 10,
volume = 24,
place = {United States},
year = {Mon Oct 02 00:00:00 EDT 2017},
month = {Mon Oct 02 00:00:00 EDT 2017}
}
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FIG. 1: Trajectories of electrons near the frontal part of the plasma bubble obtained from quasistatic PIC simulations: (a) Q = 0.01 and (b) Q = 25. Blue and red dashed curves denote representative trajectories touching the bubble boundary at different points. Panels (c) Q = 0.01 and (d) Qmore »
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