Axially magnetized electron–positron and electron plasma competition on the self focusing of intense laser beam

2012 ◽  
Vol 285 (5) ◽  
pp. 669-672 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. Ghorbanalilu
Keyword(s):  
Laser Beam ◽  
Electron Plasma ◽  
The Self ◽  
Intense Laser ◽  
Intense Laser Beam ◽  
Self Focusing ◽  
Electron Positron

scholarly journals Thermal behavior change in the self-focusing of an intense laser beam in magnetized electron-ion-positron plasma

2014 ◽  
Vol 32 (2) ◽  
pp. 321-330 ◽  
Author(s):  
N. Sepehri Javan ◽  
M. Hosseinpour Azad
Keyword(s):  
Magnetic Field ◽  
External Magnetic Field ◽  
Laser Beam ◽  
Fluid Model ◽  
The Self ◽  
Intense Laser ◽  
Hot Electron ◽  
Circularly Polarized ◽  
Self Focusing ◽  
Electron Positron

AbstractSelf-focusing of an intense circularly-polarized laser beam in a hot electron-positron-ion magneto-plasma is studied. Using a relativistic fluid model, nonlinear equation describing laser-plasma interaction in the quasi-neutral approximation is derived. Expanding nonlinear current density in terms of normalized vector potential and saving only the parabolic terms, we investigated the self-focusing phenomenon for right- and left-hand circularly polarized laser beams. The evolution of laser beam spot size with Gaussian profile is considered. Effects of the external magnetic field, fraction of electron-positron pairs, and also the kind of polarization on the self-focusing property are studied. It is shown that a mixture of electron-positron pairs to the ion-electron plasma modifies the behavior of plasma with respect to the external magnetic field.

scholarly journals Effect of self-focused cosh Gaussian laser beam on the excitation of electron plasma wave and particle acceleration

2016 ◽  
Vol 34 (4) ◽  
pp. 621-630 ◽  
Author(s):  
B. Gaur ◽  
P. Rawat ◽  
G. Purohit
Keyword(s):  
Particle Acceleration ◽  
Laser Beam ◽  
Plasma Wave ◽  
Electron Plasma ◽  
The Self ◽  
Acceleration Process ◽  
Gaussian Laser Beam ◽  
Electron Plasma Wave ◽  
Self Focusing ◽  
Paraxial Ray

AbstractThis work presents an investigation of the self-focusing of a high-power laser beam having cosh Gaussian intensity profile in a collissionless plasma under weak relativistic-ponderomotove (RP) and only relativistic regimes and its effect on the excitation of electron plasma wave (EPW), and particle acceleration process. Nonlinear differential equations have been set up for the beam width and intensity of cosh Gaussian laser beam (CGLB) and EPW using the Wentzel-Kramers-Brillouin and paraxial-ray approximations as well as fluid equations. The numerical results are presented for different values of decentered parameter ‘b’ and intensity parameter ‘a’ of CGLB. Strong self-focusing is observed in RP regime as compared with only relativistic nonlinearity. Numerical analysis shows that these parameters play crucial role on the self-focusing of the CGLB and the excitation of EPW. It is also found that the intensity/amplitude of EPW increases with b and a. Further, nonlinear coupling between the CGLB and EPW leads to the acceleration of electrons. The intensity of EPW and energy gain by electrons is significantly affected by including the ponderomotive nonlinearity. The energy of the accelerated electrons is increased by increasing the value of ‘b’. The results are presented for typical laser and plasma parameters.

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