Radial structure of the wakefield excited during the self-modulation of a laser pulse in a plasma

Authors
Andreev, NE Kirsanov, VI Sakharov, AS
Citation
Ne. Andreev et al., Radial structure of the wakefield excited during the self-modulation of a laser pulse in a plasma, PLAS PHYS R, 26(5), 2000, pp. 388-396
Citations number
30
Categorie Soggetti
Physics
Journal title
PLASMA PHYSICS REPORTS
ISSN journal
1063780X → ACNP
Volume
26
Issue
5
Year of publication
2000
Pages
388 - 396
Database
ISI
SICI code
1063-780X(200005)26:5<388:RSOTWE>2.0.ZU;2-T
Abstract
A study is made of the structure of the wakefield excited in the linear sta ge of the self-modulation of a high-power laser pulse in a homogeneous unde rdense plasma. It is shown that the fronts of the wake wave are curved and the profile of the wakefield amplitude differs strongly from the intensity profile of the laser pulse. The diffraction effects are found to play a key role in the formation of the transverse profile of the wakefield. (C) 2000 MAIK "Nauka/Interperiodica".