Self-guiding and stability of intense optical beams in gases undergoing ionization

Physical Review E - Statistical Physics, Plasmas, Fluids, and Related Interdisciplinary Topics

Volumn 54, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 4211-4232

  Sprangle, P ^a   Esarey, E ^a   Krall, J ^a  

^a NAVAL RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATTENUATION; DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS; DIFFRACTION; ELECTRON SCATTERING; FOCUSING; GASES; IONIZATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PARTICLE ACCELERATORS; PLASMAS;

ENVELOPE EQUATIONS; GAUSSIAN BEAMS; HIGHER ORDER RADIALLY POLARIZED BEAM; INVERSE CHERENKOV ACCELERATORS; IONIZATION LOSSES; LAGUERRE-GAUSSIAN FUNCTIONS; PLASMA DEFOCUSING; SELF GUIDING BEAMS;

LIGHT PROPAGATION;

EID: 0030264559     PISSN: 1063651X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevE.54.4211     Document Type: Article

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