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Laser beat wave in a relativistic plasma

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  13 March 2009

Alain Magneville
Alain Magneville
Affiliation:
L.P.O.C., Université Pierre et Marie Curie, Paris, France
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Abstract

A relativistic study of the beat wave of two laser beams in a hot plasma is presented in the case where the modifications of the distribution function due to this beat wave are much smaller than the equilibrium distribution function. This situation corresponds to small laser energies or high plasma temperatures. The power-conversion efficiency of the laser beams is evaluated for different values of temperatures, laser energies and frequencies.

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Research Article
Information
Journal of Plasma Physics , Volume 44 , Issue 2 , October 1990 , pp. 231 - 237
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1990

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