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The effect of light filamentation on uniformity of energy deposition in laser plasmas

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  13 March 2009

D. J. Nicholas  and
S. G. Sajjadi
D. J. Nicholas
Affiliation:
Advanced Research Computing Unit, SERC, Rutherford Appleton Laboratory, Chilton, Didcot, Oxfordshire OX11 0QX, U.K.
S. G. Sajjadi
Affiliation:
Department of Mathematics, Coventry Polytechnic, Priory Street, Coventry CV1 5FB, U.K.
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Abstract

The detailed behaviour of a beam of light propagating through a fully ionized plasma is studied near the critical density. Transient effects in the laser beam and plasma are included by taking into account, in a self-consistent manner, the proper motion of the plasma in an intense electromagnetic field. Parameters of the laser beam and plasma conditions are studied that prove most beneficial in providing a uniform deposition of energy. The behaviour of the light beams near the critical density at the three wavelengths 1054 nm, 527 nm and 351 nm are compared.

Type
Research Article
Information
Journal of Plasma Physics , Volume 41 , Issue 2 , April 1989 , pp. 209 - 218
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1989

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