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Self-consistent profile modification in the underdense region of laser-produced plasmas

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  13 March 2009

J. R. Sanmartín
Affiliation:
Escuela Técnica Superior do Ingenieros Aeronáuticos, Universidad Politécnica do Madrid, Spain
J. L. Montañes
Affiliation:
Escuela Técnica Superior do Ingenieros Aeronáuticos, Universidad Politécnica do Madrid, Spain

Abstract

Profile modification in the underdense region of laser-plasmas with spatially uniform temperature Te, is studied. A multiple scale method is used to describe self-consistently the plasma flow and the wave field, in (i) the scale of the field wavelength, and (ii) the overall expansion scale. For Tetaordinary differential equations with definite boundary conditions are obtained. For a = 0 and weak fields, we explicitly solve the equations and relate the field in the critical layer to the incident field.

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Research Article
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1980

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