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Particle Simulation Research on the Detail Process of Bubble Generatio |
| MA Yan-Yun;CHANG Wen-Wei;YIN Yan;CAO Li-Hua;YUE Zong-Wu |
| Department of Applied Physics, National University of Defense
Technology, Changsha 410073
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MA Yan-Yun, CHANG Wen-Wei, YIN Yan et al 2001 Chin. Phys. Lett. 18 1628-1631 |
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Abstract The detail process of bubble generation in laser-plasma interaction has been studied by particle simulation. During the interaction between laser and plasma, a strong electrostatic field caused by charge separation is observed, whose structure looks like a potential well. Electrons are accelerated to 10MeV within some tens of femtoseconds when the laser intensity is 5 x 1018W/cm2. After manya electrons escape from the potential-well-like structure, electron cavitons are generated. Because of laser filamentation, the intensity of the laser becomes very asymmetric, the caviton structure is squeezed and deformed, and then electron bubbles are generated, which result in ion bubble formation at last. It is the electron caviton and laser beam filamentation that cause bubble generation. The 10MeV superthermal electron generation accompanied with the electron caviton is attributed to E▽.E heating, which is a locally oscillating electron heating mechanism.
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52.35.Mw
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Published: 01 December 2001
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(Nonlinear phenomena: waves, wave propagation, and other interactions (including parametric effects, mode coupling, ponderomotive effects, etc.))
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(Particle-in-cell method)
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