Electric and magnetic wakefields in a plasma channel

A detailed analytical study of plasma wakefield generation in a wide parabolic plasma channel is reported. A perturbative technique involving orders of the incident laser beam and the effects of inhomogeneity of the plasma density is used to obtain explicit electric as well as magnetic wakefields. T...

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Published inPhysical review special topics. PRST-AB. Accelerators and beams Vol. 8; no. 7; p. 071301
Main Authors Jha, Pallavi, Kumar, Punit, Upadhyaya, Ajay K., Raj, Gaurav
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published College Park American Physical Society 01.07.2005
Subjects
Inhomogeneity
Laser beams
Plasma
Plasma density
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Summary:A detailed analytical study of plasma wakefield generation in a wide parabolic plasma channel is reported. A perturbative technique involving orders of the incident laser beam and the effects of inhomogeneity of the plasma density is used to obtain explicit electric as well as magnetic wakefields. The axial and transverse forces acting on a test electron due to the wakefields have been evaluated.
ISSN:1098-4402
1098-4402
2469-9888
DOI:10.1103/PhysRevSTAB.8.071301