Self-Modulation and Self-Focusing of Electromagnetic Waves in Plasmas
- 22 July 1974
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Physical Society (APS) in Physical Review Letters
- Vol. 33 (4) , 209-212
- https://doi.org/10.1103/physrevlett.33.209
Abstract
The nonlinear frequency shift of a strong electromagnetic wave in a plasma, due to weak relativistic effects and the force, can cause modulation and self-focusing instabilities. These processes are explored, and their relation to self-focusing driven by the ponderomotive force is described.
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