Excitation of an upper hybrid wave by a high power laser beam in plasma

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作者
Purohit, G. [2 ]
Chauhan, P. K. [1 ]
Sharma, R. P. [1 ]
机构
[1] Indian Inst Technol, Ctr Energy Studies, New Delhi 110016, India
[2] HNB Garhwal Univ, Dept Phys, Srinagar, Uttarakhand, India
关键词
laser plasma interaction; relativistic nonlinearity; upper hybrid wave;
D O I
10.1017/S0263034608000074
中图分类号
O59 [应用物理学];
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摘要
In the present investigation, the excitation of an upper hybrid wave (UHW) in a hot collisionless magneto-plasma by a relativistic laser beam propagating perpendicular to the static magnetic field and having its electric vector polarized along the direction of the static magnetic field (ordinary mode) is presented. Due to nonuniform intensity distribution of pump laser, the background electron concentration is modified. The amplitude of the UHW, which depends on the background electron concentration, is thus nonlinearly coupled with the laser beam. The effect of nonlinear coupling between the pump laser and UHW is studied. The effect of the relativistic electron mass nonlinearity and the relativistic self-focusing of the pump laser on the excitation of the UHW have been incorporated. The dynamics of the excitation of the UHW in different power domains of the laser beam is accordingly modified. It has been seen that the effect of changing the strength of the static magnetic field on the nonlinear coupling and the dynamics of the excitation of the UHW is significant. The focusing behavior of the UHW may find its relevance in the heating of plasmas near the upper hybrid resonance.
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