Electromagnetic Oscillating Two Stream Instability of Plasma Waves.
Abstract
Oscillating two stream instability, in which a plasma wave decays into a zero frequency electrostatic mode and two Langmuir wave sidebands has been known for some time and shown to be an important nonlinear process leading to soliton formation, plasma collapse, etc. In this paper we have investigated the electromagnetic oscillating two stream instability of electrostatic and electromagnetic plasma waves of finite wave number by which a pump wave decays into a purely growing electromagnetic mode and two sidebands, viz., Langmuir waves of shorter wavelengths. In the case of an electromagnetic pump, i.e., a laser radiation, we have studied this instability including the effect of plasma inhomogeneity and shown its importance as a source of self-generated magnetic fields in laser-fusion experiments.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- May 01, 1980
- Accession Number
- ADA087732
Entities
People
- C. S. Liu
- V. K. Tripathi
Organizations
- University of Maryland