Ultrahigh-brightness 50 MeV electron beam generation from laser wakefield acceleration in a weakly nonlinear regime

We propose an efficient scheme to produce ultrahigh-brightness tens of MeV electron beams by designing a density-tailored plasma to induce a wakefield in the weakly nonlinear regime with a moderate laser energy of 120 mJ.In this scheme,the second bucket of the wakefield can have a much lower phase velocity at the steep plasma density down-ramp than the first bucket and can be exploited to implement longitudinal electron injection at a lower laser intensity,leading to the generation of bright electron beams with ultralow emittance together with low energy spread.Three-dimensional particle-in-cell simulations are carried out and demonstrate that high-quality electron beams with a peak energy of 50 MeV,ultralow emittance of28 nm rad,energy spread of 1%,charge of 4.4 pC,and short duration less than 5 fs can be obtained within a 1-mm-long tailored plasma density,resulting in an ultrahigh six-dimensional brightness B6D,n of2×1017 A/m2/0.1%.By changing the density parameters,tunable bright electron beams with peak energies ranging from 5 to 70 MeV,a small emittance of B0.1 mm mrad,and a low energy spread at a few-percent level can be obtained.These bright MeV-class electron beams have a variety of potential applications,for example,as ultrafast electron probes for diffraction and imaging,in laboratory astrophysics,in coherent radiation source generation,and as injectors for GeV particle accelerators.

Negative Stiffness Mechanism on An Asymmetric Wave Energy Converter by Using A Weakly Nonlinear Potential Model

Salter's duck,an asymmetrical wave energy converter(WEC)device,showed high efficiency in extracting energy from 2D regular waves in the past;yet,challenges remain for fluctuating wave conditions.These can potentially be addressed by adopting a negative stiffness mechanism(NSM)in WEC devices to enhance system efficiency,even in highly nonlinear and steep 3D waves.A weakly nonlinear model was developed which incorporated a nonlinear restoring moment and NSM into the linear formulations and was applied to an asymmetric WEC using a time domain potential flow model.The model was initially validated by comparing it with published experimental and numerical computational fluid dynamics results.The current results were in good agreement with the published results.It was found that the energy extraction increased in the range of 6%to 17%during the evaluation of the effectiveness of the NSM in regular waves.Under irregular wave conditions,specifically at the design wave conditions for the selected test site,the energy extraction increased by 2.4%,with annual energy production increments of approximately 0.8MWh.The findings highlight the potential of NSM in enhancing the performance of asymmetric WEC devices,indicating more efficient energy extraction under various wave conditions.

Cauchy prior distribution-based AVO elastic parameter estimation via weakly nonlinear waveform inversion

Cauchy priori distribution-based Bayesian AVO reflectivity inversion may lead to sparse estimates that are sensitive to large reflectivities. For the inversion, the computation of the covariance matrix and regularized terms requires prior estimation of model parameters, which makes the iterative inversion weakly nonlinear. At the same time, the relations among the model parameters are assumed linear. Furthermore, the reflectivities, the results of the inversion, or the elastic parameters with cumulative error recovered by integrating reflectivities are not well suited for detecting hydrocarbons and fuids. In contrast, in Bayesian linear AVO inversion, the elastic parameters can be directly extracted from prestack seismic data without linear assumptions for the model parameters. Considering the advantages of the abovementioned methods, the Bayesian AVO reflectivity inversion process is modified and Cauchy distribution is explored as a prior probability distribution and the time-variant covariance is also considered. Finally, we propose a new method for the weakly nonlinear AVO waveform inversion. Furthermore, the linear assumptions are abandoned and elastic parameters, such as P-wave velocity, S-wave velocity, and density, can be directly recovered from seismic data especially for interfaces with large reflectivities. Numerical analysis demonstrates that all the elastic parameters can be estimated from prestack seismic data even when the signal-to-noise ratio of the seismic data is low.

A Modified Form of Mild-Slope Equation with Weakly Nonlinear Effect

Nonlinear effect is of importance to waves propagating from deep water to shallow water. The non-linearity of waves is widely discussed due to its high precision in application. But there are still some problems in dealing with the nonlinear waves in practice. In this paper, a modified form of mild-slope equation with weakly nonlinear effect is derived by use of the nonlinear dispersion relation and the steady mild-slope equation containing energy dissipation. The modified form of mild-slope equation is convenient to solve nonlinear effect of waves. The model is tested against the laboratory measurement for the case of a submerged elliptical shoal on a slope beach given by Berkhoff et al. The present numerical results are also compared with those obtained through linear wave theory. Better agreement is obtained as the modified mild-slope equation is employed. And the modified mild-slope equation can reasonably simulate the weakly nonlinear effect of wave propagation from deep water to coast.

ON PROBLEMS IN THE WEAKLY NONLINEAR THEORY OF HYDRODYNAMIC STABILITY AND ITS IMPROVEMENT

There are three main problems in the weakly nonlinear theory of hydrodynamic stability:(1)The ra- dius of convergence with respect to the perturbation parameter is too small and there is no concrete estimation for it.(2)The solution has a special structure, thus in general, it can not satisfy the initial condition posed by many practical problems.(3) When the linear part of its solution does not correspond to a neutral case. there are more than one way in determining the Landau constants, and practically no one knows which is the best way. In this paper, problems(1)and(2)are solved theoretically, and ways for its improvement have been proposed. By comparing the theoretical results with those obtained by numerical simulations, problem(3)has also been clari- fied.

Interface coupling effects of weakly nonlinear Rayleigh–Taylor instability with double interfaces

Taking the Rayleigh–Taylor instability with double interfaces as the research object,the interface coupling effects in the weakly nonlinear regime are studied numerically.The variation of Atwood numbers on the two interfaces and the variation of the thickness between them are taken into consideration.It is shown that,when the Atwood number on the lower interface is small,the amplitude of perturbation growth on the lower interface is positively related with the Atwood number on the upper interface.However,it is negatively related when the Atwood number on the lower interface is large.The above phenomenon is quantitatively studied using an analytical formula and the underlying physical mechanism is presented.

Periodic Solutions of Porous Medium Equations with Weakly Nonlinear Sources

In this paper, we show the existence of the time periodic solutions to the porous medium equations of the formut= Δ (|u| m-1 u)+B(x,t,u)+f(x,t) in Ω×Rwith the Dirichlet boundary value condition, where m>1, Ω is a bounded domain in R N with smooth boundary Ω , the continuous function f and the Hlder continuous function B(x,t,u) are periodic in t with period ω and the nonlinear sources are assumed to be weaker, i.e., B(x,t,u) u≤b 0|u| α+1 with constants b 0≥0 and 0≤α<m.

Interface Width Effect on the Weakly Nonlinear Rayleigh–Taylor Instability in Spherical Geometry

Interface width effect on the spherical Rayleigh–Taylor instability in the weakly nonlinear regime is studied by numerical simulations.For Legendre perturbation mode Pn with wave number Kn and interface half-width L,the commonly adopted empirical linear growth rate formulaγnem(L)=γn/√1+KnL is found to be sufficient in spherical geometry.At the weakly nonlinear stage,the interface width affects the mode coupling processes.The development of the mode P2n is substantially influenced by the interface width.Moreover,the nonlinear saturation amplitude increases with the interface width.

ON THE RESONANT GENERATION OF WEAKLY NONLINEAR STOKES WAVES IN REGIONS WITH FAST VARYING TOPOGRAPHY AND FREE SURFACE CURRENT

The effect of nonlinearity on the free surface wave resonated by an incident flow over rippled beds, which consist of fast varying topography superimposed on an otherwise slowly varying mean depth, is studied using a WKBJ-type perturbation approach. Synchronous, superharmonic and in particular subharmonic resonance were selectively excited over the fast varying topography with corresponding wavelengths. For a steady current the dynamical system is autonomous and the possible nonlinear steady states and their stability were investigated. When the current has a small oscillatory component the dynamical system becomes non-autonomous, chaos is now possible.

THE RE-EXAMINATION OF THE WEAKLY NONLINEAR THEORY OF HYDRODYNAMIC STABILITY

The weakly nonlinear theory has been widely applied in the problem of hydrodynamic stability and also in other fields. However, although its application has been successful for some problems, yet, for other problems, the results obtainedhre not satisfactory, especially for problems like transition or the evolution of the vortex in the free shear flow, for which the goal of the theoretical investigation is not seeking for a steady state, but predicting an evolutional process. In this paper, we shall examine the reason for the unsuccessfulness and suggest ways for its amendment.

Parabolic Approximation of the Weakly Nonlinear Mild Slope Equation with Bottom Friction

This paper presents a refined parabolic approximation model of the mild slope equation to simulate the combination of water wave refraction and diffraction in the large coastal region. The bottom friction and weakly nonlinear term are included in the model. The difference equation is established with the Crank-Nicolson scheme. The numerical test shows that some numerical prediction results will be inaccurate in complicated topography without considering weak nonlinearity; the bottom friction will make wave height damping and it can not be neglected for calculation of wave field in large areas.

Weakly Nonlinear Rayleigh–Taylor Instability in Cylindrically Convergent Geometry

The Rayleigh–Taylor instability（RTI） in cylindrical geometry is investigated analytically through a second-order weakly nonlinear（WN） theory considering the Bell–Plesset（BP） effect. The governing equations for the combined perturbation growth are derived. The WN solutions for an exponentially convergent cylinder are obtained. It is found that the BP and RTI growths are strongly coupled, which results in the bubble-spike asymmetric structure in the WN stage. The large Atwood number leads to the large deformation of the convergent interface. The amplitude of the spike grows faster than that of the bubble especially for large mode number m and large Atwood number A. The averaged interface radius is small for large mode number perturbation due to the mode-coupling effect.

GLOBAL EXISTENCE FOR THE NONHOMOGENEOUS QUASILINEAR WAVE EQUATION WITH A LOCALIZED WEAKLY NONLINEAR DISSIPATION IN EXTERIOR DOMAINS

It is proved that the global existence for the nonhomogeneous quasilinear wave equation with a localized weakly nonlinear dissipation in exterior domains.

Implementation of nonlocal Bell-state measurement and quantum information transfer with weak Kerr nonlinearity

We propose a protocol to implement the nonlocal Bell-state measurement, which is nearly determinate with the help of weak cross-Kerr nonlinearities and quantum non-destructive photon number resolving detection. Based on the nonlocal Bell-state measurement, we implement the quantum information transfer from one place to another. The process is different from conventional teleportation but can be regarded as a novel form of teleportation without entangled channel and classic communication.

The (1+1)-dimensional spatial solitons in media with weak nonlinear nonlocality

We study the propagation of （l＋l）-dimensional spatial soliton in a nonlocal Kerr-type medium with weak non- locality. First, we show that an equation for describing the soliton propagation in weak nonlocality is a nonlinear Schr6dinger equation with perturbation terms. Then, an approximate analytical solution of the equation is found by the perturbation method. We also find some interesting properties of the intensity profiles of the soliton.

Slowly moving matter-wave gap soliton propagation in weak random nonlinear potential

We systematically investigate the motion of slowly moving matter wave gap solitons in a nonlinear potential, produced by the weak random spatial variation of the atomic scattering length. With the weak randomness, we construct an effective-particle theory to study the motion of gap solitons. Based on the effective-particle theory, the effect of the randomness on gap solitons is obtained, and the motion of gap solitons is finally solved. Moreover, the analytic results for the general behaviours of gap soliton motion, such as the ensemble-average speed and the reflection probability depending on the weak randomness are obtained. We find that with the increase of the random strength the ensemble-average speed of gap solitons decreases slowly where the reduction is proportional to the variance of the weak randomness, and the reflection probability becomes larger. The theoretical results are in good agreement with the numerical simulations based on the Cross-Pitaevskii equation.

SOLUTIONS FOR A SYSTEM OF NONLINEAR RANDOM INTEGRAL AND DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS UNDER WEAK TOPOLOGY

In this paper, a Darbao type random fixed point theorem for a system of weak continuous random operators with random domain is first proved. When, by using the theorem, some existence criteria of random solutions for a systems of nonlinear random Volterra integral equations relative to the weak topology in Banach spaces are given. As applications, some existence theorems of weak random solutions for the random Cauchy problem of a system of nonlinear random differential equations are obtained, as well as the existence of extremal random solutions and random comparison results for these systems of random equations relative to weak topology in Banach spaces. The corresponding results of Szep, Mitchell-Smith, Cramer-Lakshmikantham, Lakshmikantham-Leela and Ding are improved and generalized by these theorems.

LOCAL ATTRACTORS FOR WEAKLY DAMPED FORCED KdV EQUATION IN THIN 2D DOMAINS

The existence of local attractors in thin 2D domains far the weakly damped forced KdV equation, whose principal operator is a non-self adjoint and non-sectorial one is given.

THE RESEARCH OF BLOW-UP IN 2D WEAKLY DAMPED FORCED KdV EQUATION ON THIN DOMAIN

The time estimate of the blow up of the weakly damped forced KdV equation in thin 2 D domains is given.

Weak Nonlinear Matter Waves in a Trapped Spin-1 Condensates

The dynamics of the weak non//near matter sofitary waves in a spin-1 condensates with harmonic external potential are investigated analytically by a perturbation method. It is shown that, in the small amplitude limit, the dynamics of the solitary waves are governed by a variable-coetficient Korteweg-de Vries （KdV） equation. The reduction to the （KdV） equation may be useful to understand the dynamics of nonlinear matter waves in spinor BECs. The analytical expressions for the evolution of soliton show that the small-amplitude vector solitons of the mixed types perform harmonic oscillations in the presence of the trap. Furthermore, the emitted radiation profiles and the soliton oscillation frequency are also obtained.