Effects of relativistic electron temperature on parametric instabilities for intense laser propagation in underdense plasma

Zhao, Yao and Zheng, Jun and Chen, Min and Yu, Lu Le and Weng, Su Ming and Ren, Chuang and Liu, Chuan Sheng and Sheng, Zheng-Ming (2014) Effects of relativistic electron temperature on parametric instabilities for intense laser propagation in underdense plasma. Physics of Plasmas, 21 (11). 112114. ISSN 1070-664X (https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4902517)

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Abstract

Effects of relativistic electron temperature on stimulated Raman scattering and stimulated Brillouin scattering instabilities for high intensity lasers propagating in underdense plasma are studied theoretically and numerically. The dispersion relations for these instabilities are derived from the relativistic fluid equation. For a wide range of laser intensity and electron temperature, it is found that the maximum growth rate and the instability region in k-space can be reduced at relativistic electron temperature. Particle-in-cell simulations are carried out, which confirm the theoretical analysis.

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Zhao, Yao, Zheng, Jun, Chen, Min, Yu, Lu Le, Weng, Su Ming, Ren, Chuang, Liu, Chuan Sheng and Sheng, Zheng-Ming ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8823-9993;
  • Item type:Article
    ID code:50988
    Dates:
    Date
    Event
    November 2014
    Published
    21 November 2014
    Published Online
    11 November 2014
    Accepted
    Notes:Copyright 2014 American Institute of Physics. This article may be downloaded for personal use only. Any other use requires prior permission of the author and the American Institute of Physics. The following article appeared in Phys. Plasmas 21 and may be found at http://scitation.aip.org/content/aip/journal/pop/21/11/10.1063/1.4902517
    Subjects:Science > Physics
    Department:University of Strathclyde > University of Strathclyde
    Faculty of Science > Physics
    Depositing user: Pure Administrator
    Date deposited:12 Jan 2015 19:32
    Last modified:11 Nov 2024 10:53
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    URI:https://strathprints.strath.ac.uk/id/eprint/50988
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