Generation of fast electrons by breaking of a laser-induced plasma wave.

Autor: Trines RM; Technische Universiteit Eindhoven, P.O. Box 513, 5600 MB Eindhoven, The Netherlands., Goloviznin VV, Kamp LP, Schep TJ
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Physical review. E, Statistical, nonlinear, and soft matter physics [Phys Rev E Stat Nonlin Soft Matter Phys] 2001 Feb; Vol. 63 (2 Pt 2), pp. 026406. Date of Electronic Publication: 2001 Jan 23.
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevE.63.026406
Abstrakt: A one-dimensional model for fast electron generation by an intense, nonevolving laser pulse propagating through an underdense plasma has been developed. Plasma wave breaking is considered to be the dominant mechanism behind this process, and wave breaking both in front of and behind the laser pulse is discussed. Fast electrons emerge as a short bunch, and the electrostatic field of this bunch is shown to limit self-consistently the amount of generated fast electrons.
Databáze: MEDLINE