Nonlinear Analysis of Relativistic Harmonic Generation by Intense Lasers in Plasmas

IEEE Transactions on Plasma Science

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 1993, Pages 95-104

  Esarey, E ^a   Ting, A ^a   Sprangle, P ^a   Umstadter, D ^b   Liu, X ^b  

^a NAVAL RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HARMONIC GENERATION; PLASMA DENSITY; RELATIVITY;

COHERENT HARMONIC RADIATION; HARMONIC SIGNALS; INTENSE LASERS; PLASMA CURRENTS; RELATIVISTIC HARMONIC GENERATION; SLAB PLASMAS;

LASER PRODUCED PLASMAS;

EID: 0027541498     PISSN: 00933813     EISSN: 19399375     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/27.221107     Document Type: Note

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