MAGNETIC-FIELD GENERATION BY SHORT ULTRAINTENSE LASER-PULSE IN UNDERDENSE PLASMAS

Authors
BYCHENKOV VY TIKHONCHUK VT
Citation
Vy. Bychenkov et Vt. Tikhonchuk, MAGNETIC-FIELD GENERATION BY SHORT ULTRAINTENSE LASER-PULSE IN UNDERDENSE PLASMAS, Laser and particle beams, 14(1), 1996, pp. 55-62
Citations number
16
Categorie Soggetti
Physics, Applied
Journal title
Laser and particle beams → ACNP
ISSN journal
02630346
Volume
14
Issue
1
Year of publication
1996
Pages
55 - 62
Database
ISI
SICI code
0263-0346(1996)14:1<55:MGBSUL>2.0.ZU;2-3
Abstract
The theory of magnetic field generation due to the interaction of shor t relativistic laser pulses with underdense plasmas has been developed . The magnetic field is generated due to the inverse Faraday effect oc curring with a circularly polarized laser pulse. The spatial distribut ion of the magnetic field is investigated. It is shown that the magnet ic field magnitude depends on the relationship between the laser beam radius and the plasma skin-depth.