Three-Dimensional Self-Collapse of Langmuir Waves
- 2 April 1984
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Physical Society (APS) in Physical Review Letters
- Vol. 52 (14) , 1222-1225
- https://doi.org/10.1103/physrevlett.52.1222
Abstract
Experimental observation of Langmuir-wave collapse in three dimensions is presented with regard to collapse rate and threshold. Collapse proceeds under its own trapped field even after the decoupling from the external driver.Keywords
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