Efficient Light Absorption by Ion-Acoustic Fluctuations in Laser-Produced Plasmas
- 16 May 1977
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Physical Society (APS) in Physical Review Letters
- Vol. 38 (20) , 1135-1138
- https://doi.org/10.1103/physrevlett.38.1135
Abstract
We describe a new efficient absorption mechanism for intense laser light in plasma resulting from an ion acoustic instability generated by a return current. Comparisons with experimental results are presented.Keywords
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