General Properties of 3/2ω0 and 2ω0 Harmonics Emission from Laser Driven Plasmas
Abstract
Using a simple model based on the conversion of electron plasma waves into electromagnetic waves through a process of parametric interaction of four waves, the general properties of the 3/2ω0 emission and the 2ω0 emission generated by the interaction of a Gaussian laser pulse with homogeneous plasma are studied. Some known characteristics of these emissions are reproduced within this model and compared to some experimental works. In particular, the two-wing structure of the emitted spectrum, the double-beam structure, the angular distribution and the conversion efficiency are obtained. Moreover, it is found that, the intensity of the backward beam is almost double of that of the forward beam in both emissions, while this later is narrower in the case of the 3/2ω0 emission.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.3844/ajassp.2008.1034.1040
Copyright: © 2008 A.S.A. Dib and A.H. Belbachir. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.
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Keywords
- Plasma waves interaction
- harmonics generation in plasmas
- 3/2ω0 and 2ω0emissions