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Stimulated Raman scattering in the relativistic regime in near-critical plasmas

J. G. Moreau*, E. d'Humières, R. Nuter, and V. T. Tikhonchuk

  • Université de Bordeaux-CNRS-CEA, Centre Lasers Intenses et Applications, UMR 5107, F-33405 Talence, France

  • *Corresponding author: moreau@celia.u-bordeaux1.fr
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Phys. Rev. E 95, 013208 – Published 17 January, 2017

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevE.95.013208

Abstract

Interaction of a high-intensity short laser pulse with near-critical plasmas allows us to achieve extremely high coupling efficiency and transfer laser energy to energetic ions. One-dimensional particle-in-cell simulations are considered to detail the processes involved in the energy transfer. A confrontation of the numerical results with the theory highlights a key role played by the process of stimulated Raman scattering in the relativistic regime. The interaction of a 1 ps laser pulse (I∼6×1018Wcm−2 with an undercritical (0.5nc) homogeneous plasma leads to a very high plasma absorption reaching 68% of the laser pulse energy. This permits a homogeneous electron heating all along the plasma and an efficient ion acceleration at the plasma edges and in cavities.

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Phys. Rev. E 95, 013208– Published 17 January, 2017
  • Received 5 October 2016

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