Saturation of stimulated Raman scattering in laser-plasma interaction

Lei Zhang, Quan Li Dong, Jing Zhao, Shou Jun Wang, Zheng Ming Sheng, Min Qing He, Jie Zhang*

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Abstract

The saturation of stimulated Raman scattering (SRS) through Langmuir decay instability (LDI) and electron trapping in laser-plasma interaction process is studied. Analytical expressions for the saturation time of SRS are obtained for both the LDI and electron trapping schemes in 1-D homogeneous plasma irradiated by unrelativistic laser beams. The simple analytical model agrees well with numerical simulation and experiment in respect of the dependence of the saturation time of SRS on the parameters of lasers and plasmas.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1833-1837
Number of pages5
JournalWuli Xuebao/Acta Physica Sinica
Volume58
Issue number3
Publication statusPublished - Mar 2009
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Electron trapping
  • Langmuir wave decay instability (LDI)
  • Saturation
  • Stimulated Raman scattering

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