Evolution of a plasma waveguide created during relativistic-ponderomotive self-channeling of an intense laser pulse

被引：127

作者：

Chen, SY ^{[1
]}

Sarkisov, GS ^{[1
]}

Maksimchuk, A ^{[1
]}

Wagner, R ^{[1
]}

Umstadter, D ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] Univ Michigan, Ctr Ultrafast Opt Sci, Ann Arbor, MI 48109 USA

来源：

PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS | 1998年 / 80卷 / 12期

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D O I：

10.1103/PhysRevLett.80.2610

中图分类号：

O4 [物理学];

学科分类号：

0702 ;

摘要：

An on-axis plasma density depression channel was observed during and after the passage of a relativistically and ponderomotively self-guided laser pulse through a plasma. Optical interferometry was used to produce time-resolved plasma density distributions, revealing the formation of a plasma waveguide. These results were complemented by the guiding of a collinear trailing pulse.

引用

页码：2610 / 2613

页数：4

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