The effect of the wiggler magnetic field strength on the self-focusing of an intense laser pulse propagating through a magnetized non-Maxwellian plasma

2017 ◽  
Vol 24 (12) ◽  
pp. 122308 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mehdi Abedi-Varaki
Keyword(s):  
Magnetic Field ◽  
Laser Pulse ◽  
Field Strength ◽  
Magnetic Field Strength ◽  
The Self ◽  
Intense Laser ◽  
Intense Laser Pulse ◽  
Self Focusing ◽  
Maxwellian Plasma ◽  
Wiggler Magnetic Field

Effect of obliquely external magnetic field on the intense laser pulse propagating in plasma medium

2020 ◽  
Vol 34 (07) ◽  
pp. 2050044
Author(s):  
Mehdi Abedi-Varaki
Keyword(s):  
Magnetic Field ◽  
External Magnetic Field ◽  
Laser Pulse ◽  
Magnetoactive Plasma ◽  
Spot Size ◽  
The Self ◽  
Intense Laser ◽  
Intense Laser Pulse ◽  
Laser Spot Size ◽  
Self Focusing

In this paper, self-focusing of intense laser pulse propagating along the obliquely external magnetic field on the collisional magnetoactive plasma by using the perturbation theory have been studied. The wave equation describing the interaction of intense laser pulse with collisional magnetoactive plasma is derived. In addition, employing source-dependent expansion (SDE) method, the analysis of the laser spot-size is discussed. It is shown that with increasing of the angle in obliquely external magnetic field, the spot-size of laser pulse decreases and as a result laser pulse becomes more focused. Furthermore, it is concluded that the self-focusing quality of the laser pulse has been enhanced due to the presence of obliquely external magnetic field in the collisional magnetoactive plasma. Besides, it is seen that with increasing of [Formula: see text], the laser spot-size reduces and subsequently the self-focusing of the laser pulse in plasma enhances. Moreover, it is found that changing the collision effect in the magnetoactive plasma leads to increases of self-focusing properties.

scholarly journals Self focusing of a laser pulse in plasma with periodic density ripple

2009 ◽  
Vol 27 (2) ◽  
pp. 193-199 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sukhdeep Kaur ◽  
A.K. Sharma
Keyword(s):  
Laser Pulse ◽  
Spot Size ◽  
High Plasma ◽  
The Self ◽  
Intense Laser ◽  
Wave Number ◽  
Plasma Parameters ◽  
Density Region ◽  
Focusing Effect ◽  
Self Focusing

AbstractPropagation of an intense laser pulse in plasma with a periodically modulated density is considered using envelope equations. The laser induces modifications of the plasma refractive indexviarelativistic and ponderomotive nonlinearities. In the region of high plasma density, the self focusing effect of nonlinearity suppresses the diffraction divergence, and the laser converges. As the beam enters into the low density region, the diffraction tends to diverge it offsetting the convergence due to the curvature it has acquired. For a given set of plasma parameters, there is a critical power of the laser above which it propagates in a periodically focused manner. Below this power the laser undergoes overall divergence. At substantially higher powers, the laser beam continues to converge until the saturation effect of nonlinearity suppresses the self focusing and diffraction predominates. The effect of density ripple is to cause overall increase in the self focusing length. The minimum spot size decreases with the wave number of the ripple.

RELATIVISTIC SELF-FOCUSING OF AN ULTRA-INTENSE LASER PULSE IN A PLASMA

1995 ◽  
Vol 04 (03) ◽  
pp. 547-566 ◽  
Author(s):  
G. MAINFRAY
Keyword(s):  
Laser Pulse ◽  
Thomson Scattering ◽  
Hydrogen Gas ◽  
Intense Laser ◽  
Gas Jet ◽  
Intense Laser Pulse ◽  
Self Focusing ◽  
Rayleigh Length ◽  
Relativistic Regime ◽  
Order Of Magnitude

New compact multiterawatt lasers allow us to study the relativistic regime of laserplasma interaction. The propagation of a multiterawatt subpicosecond laser pulse in a plasma has been investigated theoretically and experimentally. A 10 TW laser pulse at a 1064 nm wavelength has been focused in a hydrogen gas jet. Thomson scattering observations show that a relativistic self-focusing and channeling occur when the laser power exceeds a critical value predicted by theory. The amount of enhancement in self-focused intensity exceeds one order of magnitude. The laser pulse propagates through the plasma over a distance much larger than the Rayleigh length determined by vacuum diffraction.

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