Filamentation and Subsequent Decay of Laser Light in Plasmas
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- 14 April 1975
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Physical Society (APS) in Physical Review Letters
- Vol. 34 (15) , 934-937
Abstract
It has been predicted that an intense light beam in a plasma will break up into a number of self-focused filaments. We show that as a result of filamentation, strong plasma heating can occur in a wider range of densities than has been expected. The laser light decays into lower frequency modes which then heat the electrons and assist in the further development of a narrow filament.Keywords
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