Relativistic spherical plasma waves
Plasma Physics
2015-05-27 v1
Abstract
Tightly focused laser pulses as they diverge or converge in underdense plasma can generate wake waves, having local structures that are spherical waves. Here we report on theoretical study of relativistic spherical wake waves and their properties, including wave breaking. These waves may be suitable as particle injectors or as flying mirrors that both reflect and focus radiation, enabling unique X-ray sources and nonlinear QED phenomena.
Cite
@article{arxiv.1101.5179,
title = {Relativistic spherical plasma waves},
author = {S. S. Bulanov and A. Maksimchuk and C. B. Schroeder and A. G. Zhidkov and E. Esarey and W. P. Leemans},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1101.5179},
year = {2015}
}
Comments
6 pages; 4 figures