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- Title
The formation of relativistic electromagnetic solitons in plasma Bragg gratings induced by two counter-propagating laser pulses.
- Authors
Luan, S.-X.; Zhang, Q.-J.; Sheng, Z.-M.
- Abstract
The generation of relativistic electromagnetic solitons in plasma with spatiotemporal density modulation is investigated. When two counter-propagating laser pulses overlap in underdense plasma, the interaction between the pulses and plasma modulates the electron and ion densities resulting in localized, stable, long-living relativistic electromagnetic solitons. They are caused by the Stimulated Raman Scattering instability. The dependence of the formation of relativistic electromagnetic solitons on the ion motion, plasma parameters, and laser parameters is studied by particle-in-cell simulations as well.
- Subjects
BRAGG gratings; SOLITONS; ELECTROMAGNETISM; LASER beams; PLASMA gases
- Publication
Applied Physics B: Lasers & Optics, 2008, Vol 93, Issue 4, p793
- ISSN
0946-2171
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1007/s00340-008-3264-3