Effect of collisions on amplification of laser beams by Brillouin scattering in plasmas

We report on particle in cell simulations of energy transfer between a laser pump beam and a counter-propagating seed beam using the Brillouin scattering process in uniform plasma including collisions. The results presented show that the ion acoustic waves excited through naturally occurring Brillou...

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Main Authors: Humphrey, K, Trines, R, Fiuza, F, Speirs, D, Norreys, P, Cairns, R, Silva, L, Bingham, R
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: 2013