Laser Amplification in Strongly Magnetized Plasma
Abstract
We consider backscattering of laser pulses in strongly magnetized plasma mediated by kinetic magnetohydrodynamic waves. Magnetized low-frequency (MLF) scattering, which can occur when the external magnetic field is neither perpendicular nor parallel to the laser propagation direction, provides an instability growth rate higher than Raman scattering and a frequency downshift comparable to Brillouin scattering. In addition to the high growth rate, which allows smaller plasmas, and the 0.1%–2% frequency downshift, which permits a wide range of pump sources, MLF scattering is an ideal candidate for amplification because the process supports an exceptionally large bandwidth, which particle-in-cell simulations show produces ultrashort durations. Under some conditions, MLF scattering also becomes the dominant spontaneous backscatter instability, with implications for magnetized laser-confinement experiments.
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- Princeton Univ., NJ (United States)
- Princeton Univ., NJ (United States); Princeton Plasma Physics Lab. (PPPL), Princeton, NJ (United States); Lawrence Livermore National Lab. (LLNL), Livermore, CA (United States)
- Princeton Univ., NJ (United States); Princeton Plasma Physics Lab. (PPPL), Princeton, NJ (United States)
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- Research Org.:
- Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL), Livermore, CA (United States); Princeton Univ., NJ (United States)
- Sponsoring Org.:
- USDOE National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA)
- OSTI Identifier:
- 1543071
- Alternate Identifier(s):
- OSTI ID: 1546461; OSTI ID: 1968042
- Report Number(s):
- LLNL-JRNL-765842; DOE-PRINCETON-17907-20
Journal ID: ISSN 0031-9007; PRLTAO; 955270
- Grant/Contract Number:
- AC52-07NA27344; NA0002948; SC0017907; DENA0002948; 19-ERD-038
- Resource Type:
- Accepted Manuscript
- Journal Name:
- Physical Review Letters
- Additional Journal Information:
- Journal Volume: 123; Journal Issue: 2; Journal ID: ISSN 0031-9007
- Publisher:
- American Physical Society (APS)
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- 70 PLASMA PHYSICS AND FUSION TECHNOLOGY
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Edwards, Matthew R., Shi, Yuan, Mikhailova, Julia M., and Fisch, Nathaniel J. Laser Amplification in Strongly Magnetized Plasma. United States: N. p., 2019.
Web. doi:10.1103/PhysRevLett.123.025001.
Edwards, Matthew R., Shi, Yuan, Mikhailova, Julia M., & Fisch, Nathaniel J. Laser Amplification in Strongly Magnetized Plasma. United States. https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.123.025001
Edwards, Matthew R., Shi, Yuan, Mikhailova, Julia M., and Fisch, Nathaniel J. Tue .
"Laser Amplification in Strongly Magnetized Plasma". United States. https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.123.025001. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1543071.
@article{osti_1543071,
title = {Laser Amplification in Strongly Magnetized Plasma},
author = {Edwards, Matthew R. and Shi, Yuan and Mikhailova, Julia M. and Fisch, Nathaniel J.},
abstractNote = {We consider backscattering of laser pulses in strongly magnetized plasma mediated by kinetic magnetohydrodynamic waves. Magnetized low-frequency (MLF) scattering, which can occur when the external magnetic field is neither perpendicular nor parallel to the laser propagation direction, provides an instability growth rate higher than Raman scattering and a frequency downshift comparable to Brillouin scattering. In addition to the high growth rate, which allows smaller plasmas, and the 0.1%–2% frequency downshift, which permits a wide range of pump sources, MLF scattering is an ideal candidate for amplification because the process supports an exceptionally large bandwidth, which particle-in-cell simulations show produces ultrashort durations. Under some conditions, MLF scattering also becomes the dominant spontaneous backscatter instability, with implications for magnetized laser-confinement experiments.},
doi = {10.1103/PhysRevLett.123.025001},
journal = {Physical Review Letters},
number = 2,
volume = 123,
place = {United States},
year = {Tue Jul 09 00:00:00 EDT 2019},
month = {Tue Jul 09 00:00:00 EDT 2019}
}
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FIG. 1: FIG. 1. Spectral energy distribution of light backscattered from magnetized plasma ($N$= 0.01, $T_e$ = $T_i$ = 1 eV,$m_i/m_e$ = 1836) in PIC simulations. The magnetic field $B_0$ is varied between 100 T and 10 kT at $θ$ = 75◦. The spectra are measured in vacuum ($ω/ω_0 =more »
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