Propagation and guiding of intense laser pulses in plasmas Export

@article{citeulike:1261784, abstract = {A two-dimensional; axisymmetric; relativistic fluid model describing the propagation of intense laser pulses in plasmas is formulated and numerically evaluated. Relativistic guiding is ineffective in preventing the diffractive spreading of short laser pulses and long pulses become modulated due to relativistic and wake-field effects. Laser pulses can be propagated over many Rayleigh lengths by use of a performed plasma density channel or by tailoring the pulse profile. Ultrahigh axial electric fields can be generated behind the laser pulse.}, author = {Sprangle, P. and Esarey, E. and Krall, J. and Joyce, G.}, citeulike-article-id = {1261784}, citeulike-linkout-0 = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.69.2200}, citeulike-linkout-1 = {http://link.aps.org/abstract/PRL/v69/i15/p2200_1}, citeulike-linkout-2 = {http://link.aps.org/pdf/PRL/v69/i15/p2200_1}, day = {12}, doi = {10.1103/PhysRevLett.69.2200}, journal = {Physical Review Letters}, keywords = {2d, analytic, fluid, guiding, laser, model, plasma, propagation, pulse}, month = {October}, number = {15}, pages = {2200+}, posted-at = {2008-06-17 14:31:41}, priority = {2}, publisher = {American Physical Society}, title = {Propagation and guiding of intense laser pulses in plasmas}, url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.69.2200}, volume = {69}, year = {1992} }

TY - JOUR ID - citeulike:1261784 L3 - citeulike-article-id:1261784 N2 - A two-dimensional; axisymmetric; relativistic fluid model describing the propagation of intense laser pulses in plasmas is formulated and numerically evaluated. Relativistic guiding is ineffective in preventing the diffractive spreading of short laser pulses and long pulses become modulated due to relativistic and wake-field effects. Laser pulses can be propagated over many Rayleigh lengths by use of a performed plasma density channel or by tailoring the pulse profile. Ultrahigh axial electric fields can be generated behind the laser pulse. IS - 15 JF - Physical Review Letters TI - Propagation and guiding of intense laser pulses in plasmas PB - American Physical Society VL - 69 SP - 2200 KW - 2d KW - analytic KW - fluid KW - guiding KW - laser KW - model KW - plasma KW - propagation KW - pulse AU - Sprangle, P AU - Esarey, E AU - Krall, J AU - Joyce, G PY - 1992/10/12/ UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.69.2200 ER -