Intense diffraction of a laser beam due to self-focusing in underdense plasma
- 15 October 1985
- journal article
- research article
- Published by AIP Publishing in Journal of Applied Physics
- Vol. 58 (8) , 2916-2921
- https://doi.org/10.1063/1.335839
Abstract
Intense laser light diffraction is observed from a low‐density spark (ne≲nc/100) outside the focal cone up to an angle of 14°. About 10% of the laser pulse energy is spread by diffraction. Temporal and spatial features of this effect are discussed in terms of self‐focusing and hydrodynamics plasma motion.This publication has 9 references indexed in Scilit:
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