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Excitation of ion wakefields by electromagnetic pulses in dense plasmas

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 February 2009

P. K. SHUKLA
P. K. SHUKLA*
Affiliation:
Institut für Theoretische Physik IV, Ruhr-Universität Bochum, D-44780 Bochum, Germany (ps@tp4-ruhr-uni-bochum.de)
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The excitation of electrostatic ion wakefields by electromagnetic pulses in a very dense plasma is considered. For this purpose, a wave equation for the ion wakefield in the presence of the ponderomotive force of the electromagnetic waves is obtained. Choosing a typical profile for the electromagnetic pulse, the form of the ion wakefields is deduced. The electromagnetic wave-generated ion wakefields can trap protons and accelerate them to high energies in dense plasmas.

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Letter to the Editor
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Journal of Plasma Physics , Volume 75 , Issue 1 , February 2009 , pp. 15 - 18
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2008

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