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Observation of a Long-Wavelength Hosing Modulation of a High-Intensity Laser Pulse in Underdense Plasma

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Observation of a Long-Wavelength Hosing Modulation of a High-Intensity Laser Pulse in Underdense Plasma. / Kaluza, M. C.; Mangles, S. P. D.; Thomas, A. G. R. et al.
In: Physical review letters, Vol. 105, No. 9, 095003, 26.08.2010.

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Kaluza, MC, Mangles, SPD, Thomas, AGR, Najmudin, Z, Dangor, AE, Murphy, CD, Collier, JL, Divall, EJ, Foster, PS, Hooker, CJ, Langley, AJ, Smith, J & Krushelnick, K 2010, 'Observation of a Long-Wavelength Hosing Modulation of a High-Intensity Laser Pulse in Underdense Plasma', Physical review letters, vol. 105, no. 9, 095003. https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.105.095003

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Kaluza, M. C., Mangles, S. P. D., Thomas, A. G. R., Najmudin, Z., Dangor, A. E., Murphy, C. D., Collier, J. L., Divall, E. J., Foster, P. S., Hooker, C. J., Langley, A. J., Smith, J., & Krushelnick, K. (2010). Observation of a Long-Wavelength Hosing Modulation of a High-Intensity Laser Pulse in Underdense Plasma. Physical review letters, 105(9), Article 095003. https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.105.095003

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Kaluza MC, Mangles SPD, Thomas AGR, Najmudin Z, Dangor AE, Murphy CD et al. Observation of a Long-Wavelength Hosing Modulation of a High-Intensity Laser Pulse in Underdense Plasma. Physical review letters. 2010 Aug 26;105(9):095003. doi: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.105.095003

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Kaluza, M. C. ; Mangles, S. P. D. ; Thomas, A. G. R. et al. / Observation of a Long-Wavelength Hosing Modulation of a High-Intensity Laser Pulse in Underdense Plasma. In: Physical review letters. 2010 ; Vol. 105, No. 9.

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abstract = "We report the first experimental observation of a long-wavelength hosing modulation of a high-intensity laser pulse. Side-view images of the scattered optical radiation at the fundamental wavelength of the laser reveal a transverse oscillation of the laser pulse during its propagation through underdense plasma. The wavelength of the oscillation lambda(hosing) depends on the background plasma density n(e) and scales as lambda(hosing) similar to n(e)(-3/2). Comparisons with an analytical model and two-dimensional particle-in-cell simulations reveal that this laser hosing can be induced by a spatiotemporal asymmetry of the intensity distribution in the laser focus which can be caused by a misalignment of the parabolic focusing mirror or of the diffraction gratings in the pulse compressor.",
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AU - Kaluza, M. C.

AU - Mangles, S. P. D.

AU - Thomas, A. G. R.

AU - Najmudin, Z.

AU - Dangor, A. E.

AU - Murphy, C. D.

AU - Collier, J. L.

AU - Divall, E. J.

AU - Foster, P. S.

AU - Hooker, C. J.

AU - Langley, A. J.

AU - Smith, J.

AU - Krushelnick, K.

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AB - We report the first experimental observation of a long-wavelength hosing modulation of a high-intensity laser pulse. Side-view images of the scattered optical radiation at the fundamental wavelength of the laser reveal a transverse oscillation of the laser pulse during its propagation through underdense plasma. The wavelength of the oscillation lambda(hosing) depends on the background plasma density n(e) and scales as lambda(hosing) similar to n(e)(-3/2). Comparisons with an analytical model and two-dimensional particle-in-cell simulations reveal that this laser hosing can be induced by a spatiotemporal asymmetry of the intensity distribution in the laser focus which can be caused by a misalignment of the parabolic focusing mirror or of the diffraction gratings in the pulse compressor.

KW - ELECTRON-BEAMS

KW - WAKEFIELD ACCELERATOR

KW - INSTABILITIES

KW - PROPAGATION

U2 - 10.1103/PhysRevLett.105.095003

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