2-DIMENSIONAL DISTRIBUTION OF SELF-GENERATED MAGNETIC-FIELDS NEAR THE LASER-PLASMA RESONANT-INTERACTION REGION

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作者
SAKAGAMI, Y [1 ]
KAWAKAMI, H [1 ]
NAGAO, S [1 ]
YAMANAKA, C [1 ]
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[1] OSAKA UNIV,INST LASER ENGN,SUITA,OSAKA 565,JAPAN
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10.1103/PhysRevLett.42.839
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O4 [物理学];
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0702 ;
摘要
The two-dimensional distribution of self-generated magnetic fields near the laser-plasma interaction region is observed for the first time by the very simple method of laser irradiation of audio magnetic tape. The lobe structure is a maximum at the incident angle of 10A°to 15A°for p-polarized laser light. The direction of the fields is perpendicular to the density gradient and to the incident p-polarization plane. These observations support resonance absorption as the field-generation mechanism. © 1979 The American Physical Society.
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