Self-similar electron distributions in a non-uniform plasma embedded in a high-frequency electromagnetic field

Ferrante, G.; Porshnev, P. I.; Uryupin, S. A.; Zarcone, M.

doi:10.1088/0031-8949/54/6/013

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“…For V E greater than V T (t) by a factor larger than 4 the same initial EDF first becomes elongated in the perpendicular direction to that of the laser polarization, and afterwards evolves as in the case V E /V T (t) > 2÷4. In both cases, far from the critical transition values of V E /V T (t), the field modified EDF may profitably be approximated by an EDF with a maxwellian shape and two different temperatures, perpendicular and parallel to the laser electric field (anisotropic bi-maxwellian EDF) [15][16][17][18]. 4).…”

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Influence of a plasma medium on laser assisted radiative recombination

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The problem of laser assisted radiation recombination, taking into account the influence of the plasma in which the elementary process takes place, is investigated theoretically. Among the reported results, remarkable broadening and enhancement of the X-ray photon emission spectrum is found, provided some conditions are met. First, a sufficiently intense laser field must assist the process. For enhancement, the intensity must be such that the amplitude of the quiver electron velocity be comparable or slightly larger than the electron thermal velocity. For broadening it is important that at the level of the elementary act of recombination several multiphoton channels be open. A judicious compromise between the plasma temperature and the field intensity is necessary to have many effective slow electrons able to absorb large numbers of photons from the assisting laser field to be converted into X-ray photons. Emitted power spectra per steradian and frequency unit of the emitted photon J(ω x ) in a.u. as a function ω x for a Maxwellian EDF, ion charge Z=3, ω L =0.057 a.u., laser intensity I L = 6×10 15 W/cm 2 , different values of plasma temperature: dotted line T =1a.u. and R=7.3; thick line T=1,5 a.u. and R=5.9; thin line T= 2 a.u. and R=5.1

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“…With the expressions for the collision integrals (5) and (7), equation (4) is a nonlinear integro-differential equation for the EDF in the presence of a laser field. A huge number of papers (see, for instance, [3,4,[6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15][27][28][29][30][31][32]) have been devoted to the solution of this equation. Nevertheless, a general solution to this equation has still not been found.…”

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“…In [3] it was shown that, as a result of electron heating due to inverse bremsstrahlung absorption made possible by electron-ion collisions, in the process of plasma-laser interaction a distribution function is established, exhibiting a far-reaching depletion of slow electrons. Afterwards, a lot of papers were published along the same lines addressing, among others things, the influence on the EDF of the electron-electron collisions and the plasma spatial nonuniformity (see, for instance, [5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15]). It has been shown that the establishment of a field-modified EDF, like that obtained in [3], is responsible for a series of important physical consequences of direct concern to plasma physics applications.…”

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“…In particular, it has been shown that when the inequalities Zv T > v E > v T are fulfilled an anisotropic EDF is formed, which is well approximated by a bi-Maxwellian. Another way to deal with the problem under examination is to solve numerically the appropriate kinetic equation, yielding a two-dimensional EDF [29][30][31][32].…”

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“…Further, numerical calculations have shown that the field-modified EDF has an anisotropic shape close to a bi-Maxwellian over a broad range of the problem parameters, and in particular also when v E ∼ v T . In [31] it has also been found that, depending on the problem parameters, two kinds of two-temperature anisotropic EDFs are possible. Namely, one elongated parallel to the laser polarization direction, and for stronger fields, another elongated perpendicular to the field polarization.…”

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A short review of the properties of electron distribution functions in a fully ionized plasma in the presence of high-frequency laser radiation is given. Weak and strong field situations are considered. In a weak field, when the amplitude of the electron quiver velocity in the field is smaller than the electron thermal velocity, the distributions of both the thermal and the under thermal electrons are considered. The conditions are shown when it is necessary to take into account the deviation of the electron distribution function from a Maxwellian. In a strong field the kinetics of the electron is strongly determined by the field intensity and the distribution function in the coordinate system oscillating with the radiation frequency is anisotropic under broad physical conditions, and may be approximated by a bi-Maxwellian distribution with two different transverse and longitudinal temperatures. Among the most peculiar features of the laser modified electron distribution functions, it is worth quoting the pathway of the anisotropy evolution. Depending on the laser field parameters, the distribution function in the initial stages of the laser-plasma interaction is either elongated or squeezed parallel to the field polarization. In the later stages it evolves towards isotropization, which is always approached from the elongated shape. Thus, an initially squeezed distribution function first evolves towards an elongated shape and subsequently towards isotropization. The physical origin and the consequences of the reported features are discussed. In addition, a number of physical processes for which the theory demands the use of the described non-equilibrium distribution functions are briefly addressed.

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Plasma Electron Kinetics and Distribution Functions in Laser Fields

Ferrante

Oliveri

2010

Springer Series in Chemical Physics

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Self-similar electron distributions in a non-uniform plasma embedded in a high-frequency electromagnetic field

Cited by 6 publications

References 18 publications

Influence of a plasma medium on laser assisted radiative recombination

Influence of a plasma medium on laser assisted radiative recombination

Response of Piezoelectric Lead–Zirconate–Titanate to Hypervelocity Silver Particles

Plasma Electron Kinetics and Distribution Functions in Laser Fields

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