Stimulated Raman Scattering Involving Two Plasma Waves.
Abstract
The parametric decay of an intense, coherent electromagnetic wave into a plasma wave and scattered electromagnetic waves in a homogeneous plasma (stimulated Raman scattering) is generalized to include coupling of secondary waves in the plasma. The secondary waves consist of a plasma wave harmonic and its associated mixed electromagnetic-electrostatic sidebands. Explicit results are obtained for wave amplitudes and nonlinear growth rates when gamma t > or = 1, where gamma is the linear growth rate of the fundamental. It is shown that, in this regime, the nonlinear growth rate gamma sub NL is 2 gamma/3. (Author)
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Oct 01, 1977
- Accession Number
- ADA056855
Entities
People
- L. C. Himmell
Organizations
- University of California, Los Angeles