Relativistic Filamentation of Intense Laser Beam in Inhomogeneous Plasma

In the paper, relativistic filamentation of intense laser beam in inhomogeneous plasma is investigated based on the nonparaxial region theory. The results show that, relativistic nonlinearity plays a main role in beam filamentation, and plasma inhomogeneity further reinforces the beam filamentation. The combination effects of relativistic nonlinearity and plasma inhomogeneity can generate particularly intense and short pulse laser. However, plasma inhomogeneity leads to obvious filamentation instability.

Effects of Higher-Order Relativistic Nonlinearity and Wakefield During a Moderately Intense Laser Pulse Propagation in a Plasma Channel

Using a variational approach,the propagation of a moderately intense laser pulse in a parabolic preformed plasma channel is investigated.The effects of higher-order relativistic nonlinearity (HRN) and wakefield are included.The effect of HRN serves as an additional defocusing mechanism and has the same order of magnitude in the spot size as that of the transverse wakefield (TWF).The effect of longitudinal wakefield is much larger than those of HRN and TWF for an intense laser pulse with the pulse length equaling the plasma wavelength.The catastrophic focusing of the laser spot size would be prevented in the present of HRN and then it varies with periodic focusing oscillations.

Nonlinear High Harmonics Generation in REB-Plasma System

The interaction of a relativistic electron beam (REB) with inhomogeneous, magneto-active, relativistic warm plasma is theoretically investigated. The nonlinear formation of waves at second and triple frequency at the inlet of the beam into the plasma is investigated. Effects of external static or oscillating magnetic field are considered. Nonlinear effects associated with the generation of second and triple harmonics, play an important role in the process of energy transfer from the beam to the plasma as compared with linear stage.

Effects of Relativistic and Ponderomotive Nonlinearities on an Intense Laser Pulse Propagation in a Plasma Channel

The optical guiding of a moderately intense laser pulse in a parabolic preformed plasma channel is analyzed by means of the variational method.Relativistic,ponderomotive and their coupling nonlinearities are included.The conditions for periodic defocusing and focusing,as well as constant spot size propagation are given.It is found that the laser focusing is released by the coupling of relativistic and ponderomotive nonlinearities.

锥形激光等离子体中Compton散射对电子的加速

应用相对论性电子与光子非弹性碰撞模型和经典相对论电动力学理论,结合锥形飞秒强激光等离子体中的光场特性和静电场能,分析、计算了入射的高能电子束与等离子体中的光子发生多光子非线性Compton散射时对电子的加速效应,发现等离子体中的光场会引起电子加速能量的振荡;等离子体中的静电场降低电子的加速效应。用高能电子束与锥形飞秒强激光等离子体中的光子发生双光子非线性Compton散射,是加速电子最为理想的情况。

超强激光等离子体中的相对论性朗缪尔孤子

为了研究相对论性朗缪尔孤子的特性,对从动力论出发所获得的超强等离子体中相对论性强朗缪尔湍动控制方程组进行了理论分析。结果表明,随着电子的平均洛伦兹因子以及场的湍动参量增加,朗缪尔孤子的波包半宽变窄,孤子总能量和总动量相应地增大,且电子的相对论效应对孤子总能量和动量的非线性部分的影响远大于线性部分。该研究可为超强激光等离子体中相关的非线性现象提供新的理论参考。

Compton散射强光子流在等离子体通道中的传输特性

给出了冷等离子体中高阶相对论下多光子非线性Compton散射的光子流在等离子体通道中的传输方程,研究了高阶相对论效应对散射光子流传输的影响。在近轴近似下,散射强光子流依然有较浅的“势阱”方程。当散射强光子流强度较大时,高阶相对论效应变得更加重要:它减小了散射光束宽的振荡幅度,同时加快了散射光束宽的振荡速度。当散射强光子流功率大于或等于相对论临界功率时,高阶相对论效应避免了散射强光子流强度随传输距离出现无限大的奇异性。给出了散射强光子流的平衡解存在的条件。