Solitonlike electromagnetic waves behind a superintense laser pulse in a plasma

S. V. Bulanov; T. Z.H. Esirkepov; N. M. Naumova; V. A. Vshivkov

doi:10.1103/PhysRevLett.82.3440

Solitonlike electromagnetic waves behind a superintense laser pulse in a plasma

S. V. Bulanov
, T. Z.H. Esirkepov
, N. M. Naumova
, V. A. Vshivkov

Scuola Normale Superiore di Pisa
University of Pisa
Prokhorov General Physics Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences
Forum for Theoretical Physics INFM
Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology
SD-RAS

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Abstract

We present strong evidence, based on 2(1/2)D particle-in-cell simulations of the interaction of ultrashort, high-intensity laser pulses with underdense plasmas, of the formation of long-lived, slowly moving (0.1c), low-frequency solitonlike electromagnetic waves. These nonlinear waves consist of electron-density depressions and intense cylindrical electromagnetic field concentrations with a larger amplitude and a lower frequency than those of the laser pulse.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	3440-3443
Number of pages	4
Journal	Physical Review Letters
Volume	82
Issue number	17
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.82.3440
Publication status	Published - 1 Jan 1999
Externally published	Yes

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