Effect of pump depletion and self-focusing (hot spot) on stimulated Raman scattering in laser-plasma interaction

S. T. Mahmoud, R. P. Sharma

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Abstract

A three-dimensional study of the pump depletion and self-focusing (hot spot) effect on stimulated Raman scattering (SRS) reflectivity is presented within the paraxial-ray approximation. The reflectivity of SRS is observed to exhibit a maximum value in the case of optimum SRS gain with pump depletion. The reflectivity with pump depletion is less than without pump depletion and is the usual three-wave interaction case. The effect of plasma temperature on SRS reflectivity is also discussed.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)613-621
Number of pages9
JournalJournal of Plasma Physics
Volume64
Issue number5
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Dec 2001
Externally publishedYes

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Condensed Matter Physics

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