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Study of crossed-beam energy transfer process with large crossing angle in three-dimension

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  18 February 2016

L. Hao
Affiliation:
Institute of Applied Physics and Computational Mathematics, Beijing, 100094, China
X. Y. Hu
Affiliation:
Institute of Applied Physics and Computational Mathematics, Beijing, 100094, China
C. Y. Zheng
Affiliation:
Institute of Applied Physics and Computational Mathematics, Beijing, 100094, China HEDPS, Center for Applied Physics and Technology, Peking University, Beijing 100871, China
B. Li
Affiliation:
Institute of Applied Physics and Computational Mathematics, Beijing, 100094, China
J. Xiang
Affiliation:
Institute of Applied Physics and Computational Mathematics, Beijing, 100094, China
Z. J. Liu*
Affiliation:
Institute of Applied Physics and Computational Mathematics, Beijing, 100094, China HEDPS, Center for Applied Physics and Technology, Peking University, Beijing 100871, China
*
Address correspondence and reprint requests to: Z. J. LIU, Institute of Applied Physics and Computational Mathematics, Beijing, 100094, China; HEDPS, Center for Applied Physics and Technology, Peking University, Beijing 100871, China. E-mail: liuzj@iapcm.ac.cn

Abstract

In this paper, a three-dimensional (3D) model as a new module of LAP3D code is presented to study the crossed-beam energy transfer (CBET) process. This model is not limited by the paraxial approximation and can be used to deal with a large crossing angle case. Besides, this model is also appropriate for the multi-ion species conditions and even multi-beams problems, which will be very helpful in relevant experiment analysis and the target design. In our 3D simulations, we take the overlapped beams with a 60° crossing angle as an example, and observe obvious energy transfer process, which indicates CBET process might occur between the incident laser beams with a large crossing angle when the matching condition is satisfied. This large crossing angle CBET process also can change the spatial shape of the beam spot, and may have some potential important influence on other laser–plasma interaction instabilities and the energy symmetry in hohlraum.

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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2016 
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Fig. 1. K vs. Δλ with different uΔk, when Δθ = 60°, ne = 0.03 nc, Te = 2.8 keV, and Ti = 0.8 keV.

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Fig. 2. Simulation result of CBET with Δλ = 5.02Å and IM0 = IM1 = 4 × 1015 W/cm2, when ne = 0.03 nc, Te = 2.8 keV, Ti = 0.8 keV, and uΔk = 0. (a) 3D image of two beams. (b) 2D slice of $\hat x - \hat z$-plane at y = 128. (c) 2D slice of ${\hat x} - {\hat y}$-plane at z = 0 labeled as black dashed line in (b). (d) 2D slice of ${\hat x} - {\hat y}$-plane for beam 1 at z = 230 labeled as red dashed line in (b). (e) 2D slice of ${\hat x} - {\hat y}$-plane for beam 0 at z = 230 labeled as blue dashed line in (b).