OPTICAL ANISOTROPY OF A LASER-PLASMA

Authors
KASYANOV YS SARKISOV GS SHIKANOV AS
Citation
Ys. Kasyanov et al., OPTICAL ANISOTROPY OF A LASER-PLASMA, JETP letters, 58(10), 1993, pp. 745-749
Citations number
11
Categorie Soggetti
Physics
Journal title
JETP letters → ACNP
ISSN journal
00213640
Volume
58
Issue
10
Year of publication
1993
Pages
745 - 749
Database
ISI
SICI code
0021-3640(1993)58:10<745:OAOAL>2.0.ZU;2-P
Abstract
The optical anisotropy of a laser plasma has been studied experimental ly for the first time. At pump intensities approximately 5 x 10(14) W/ cm2, the optical anisotropy in the region of the plasma with electron densities to approximately 2 X 10(20) cm-3 is governed by spontaneous magnetic fields. Gradients of the electron density have no significant effect on the plasma anisotropy.