Nonlinear saturation of the absolute stimulated Raman scattering instability in a finite collisional plasma

1986 ◽  
Vol 29 (6) ◽  
pp. 1959 ◽  
Author(s):  
C. J. McKinstrie ◽  
A. Simon
Author(s):  
Yao Zhao ◽  
Zhengming Sheng ◽  
Suming Weng ◽  
Shengzhe Ji ◽  
Jianqiang Zhu

Absolute instability modes due to secondary scattering of stimulated Raman scattering (SRS) in a large nonuniform plasma are studied theoretically and numerically. The backscattered light of convective SRS can be considered as a pump light with a finite bandwidth. The different frequency components of the backscattered light can be coupled to develop absolute SRS instability near their quarter-critical densities via rescattering process. The absolute SRS mode develops a Langmuir wave with a high phase velocity of about $c/\sqrt{3}$ with $c$ the light speed in vacuum. Given that most electrons are at low velocities in the linear stage, the absolute SRS mode grows with very weak Landau damping. When the interaction evolves into the nonlinear regime, the Langmuir wave can heat abundant electrons up to a few hundred keV via the SRS rescattering. Our theoretical model is validated by particle-in-cell simulations. The absolute instabilities may play a considerable role in the experiments of inertial confinement fusion.


1999 ◽  
Vol 6 (4) ◽  
pp. 1294-1317 ◽  
Author(s):  
David A. Russell ◽  
D. F. DuBois ◽  
Harvey A. Rose

2010 ◽  
Vol 104 (25) ◽  
Author(s):  
D. T. Michel ◽  
S. Depierreux ◽  
C. Stenz ◽  
V. Tassin ◽  
C. Labaune

2009 ◽  
Vol 24 (3) ◽  
pp. 563-566 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zheng-Ping WANG ◽  
Da-Wei HU ◽  
Huai-Jin ZHANG ◽  
Xin-Guang XU ◽  
Ji-Yang WANG ◽  
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