RELATIVISTIC SELF-FOCUSING AND CHANNEL FORMATION IN LASER-PLASMA INTERACTIONS

被引：197
作者：
RITCHIE, B
机构：
[1] University of California, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore
来源：
PHYSICAL REVIEW E | 1994年 / 50卷 / 02期
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D O I：
10.1103/PhysRevE.50.R687
中图分类号：
O35 [流体力学]; O53 [等离子体物理学];
学科分类号：
070204 ; 080103 ; 080704 ;
摘要：
Nonparaxial wave propagation theory is used to study relativistic self-focusing and channel formation in the propagation of an intense, short-pulse laser through an underdense plasma. The stable on-axis channel predicted by paraxial theory is found to break up into on-axis channel remnants and off-axis rings.
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页码：R687 / R689
页数：3
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