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

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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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