Thermal self-focusing of a laser beam in dense, low temperature plasma
Abstract
The thermal self-focusing of a Gaussian electromagnetic beam incident upon a dense, low temperature plasma is discussed. The behavior of the beam as it propagates through the plasma is analyzed. A measure of the penetration depth of the beam in an inhomogeneous plasma as a function of its power is given.
- Publication:
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NASA STI/Recon Technical Report N
- Pub Date:
- February 1979
- Bibcode:
- 1979STIN...7925376O
- Keywords:
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- Cold Plasmas;
- Laser Beams;
- Thermal Blooming;
- Electron Energy;
- Ion Density (Concentration);
- Wave Propagation;
- Lasers and Masers