Stimulated Compton Scattering and Self-Focusing in the Outer Regions of a Laser-Fusion Plasma.
Abstract
The collective processes which can occur in the outer regions of a laser fusion plasma are investigated theoretically and with numerical simulations. The most important processes are induced Compton scatter and self-focusing. Compton scatter heats the plasma until the electron thermal velocity is of order of the oscillating velocity in the field of the laser light. The self-focus instability filaments the laser light and modulation of the laser intensity can be as high as fifty percent. (Author)
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Apr 01, 1974
- Accession Number
- AD0778992
Entities
People
- Edward Ott
- H. H. Klein
- Wallace M. Manheimer
Organizations
- United States Naval Research Laboratory