Anomalous lens effect on laser beam at vacuum-plasma boundary

Authors
Sugihara, R Shamoto, H
Citation
R. Sugihara et H. Shamoto, Anomalous lens effect on laser beam at vacuum-plasma boundary, PHYS LETT A, 280(5-6), 2001, pp. 340-344
Citations number
9
Categorie Soggetti
Physics
Journal title
PHYSICS LETTERS A
ISSN journal
03759601 → ACNP
Volume
280
Issue
5-6
Year of publication
2001
Pages
340 - 344
Database
ISI
SICI code
0375-9601(20010305)280:5-6<340:ALEOLB>2.0.ZU;2-R
Abstract
We find theoretically that an incident laser beam with a diverging (converg ing) profile on the vacuum-plasma boundary turns out a converging (divergin g) beam in the plasma when epsilon (3) < 0 as if there were a convex (conca ve) lens at the boundary, <epsilon>(3) being the dielectric coefficient alo ng the magnetic field. (C) 2001 Elsevier Science B.V. All rights reserved.