Modulational instability in the beat wave generation

Autor: N. Silvestre, S. J. Karttunen, G. Laval, Denis Pesme, R. R. E. Salomaa
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 1988
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Zdroj: Pesme, D, Karttunen, S, Salomaa, R, Laval, G & Silvestre, N 1988, ' Modulational instability in the beat wave generation ', Laser and Particle Beams, vol. 6, no. 2, pp. 199-210 . https://doi.org/10.1017/S0263034600003943
ISSN: 1469-803X
0263-0346
DOI: 10.1017/S0263034600003943
Popis: The coupling of a large amplitude plasmon, generated by the beat-wave process, to ion acoustic waves may lead to modulational or decay instabilities, which are investigated here. A general dispersion relation obtainable from Zakharov equations predicts large growth rates (∼ωpi) for short wavelength modulations. To avoid these, extremely short pulse lengths are required in the beat-wave experiments. Due to the very long wavelength of the beat-plasmon, the decay instability is not likely below the ke V-temperatures.
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