Relativistic channeling of a picosecond laser pulse in a near-critical preformed plasma

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作者：

Borghesi, M ^{[1
]}

MacKinnon, AJ ^{[1
]}

Barringer, L ^{[1
]}

Gaillard, R ^{[1
]}

Gizzi, LA ^{[1
]}

Meyer, C ^{[1
]}

Willi, O ^{[1
]}

Pukhov, A ^{[1
]}

MeyerterVehn, J ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] MAX PLANCK INST QUANTUM OPT,D-85748 GARCHING,GERMANY

来源：

PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS | 1997年 / 78卷 / 05期

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10.1103/PhysRevLett.78.879

中图分类号：

O4 [物理学];

学科分类号：

0702 ;

摘要：

Relativistic self-channeling of a picosecond laser pulse in a preformed plasma near critical density has been observed both experimentally and in 3D particle-in-cell simulations. Optical probing measurements indicate the formation of a single pulsating propagation channel, typically of about 5 mu m in diameter. The computational results reveal the importance in the channel formation of relativistic electrons traveling with the light pulse and of the corresponding self-generated magnetic field.

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页码：879 / 882

页数：4

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