Full wave theory of photon acceleration in a cavity

Author

Silva, L. Oliveira e ; Mendonça, J.T.

Author_Institution

Inst. Superior Tecnico, Lisbon, Portugal

Volume

24

Issue

2

fYear

1996

fDate

4/1/1996 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

503

Lastpage

509

Abstract

We describe the interaction of electromagnetic radiation in a lossless cavity with a moving electron density perturbation, using the linear mode coupling theory. We calculate analytically and numerically the full spectral content of the radiation inside the cavity when the perturbation is associated with an electron beam or with an ionization front. It is shown that the spectrum of the electromagnetic wave is much broader than it is usually assumed by other theories. The results are compared with the predictions of the Hamiltonian theory of photon acceleration

Keywords

electromagnetic field theory; electron density; plasma light propagation; plasma production by laser; Hamiltonian theory; analytical calculation; electromagnetic radiation; electron beam; electron density perturbation; full wave theory; ionization front; linear mode coupling theory; lossless cavity; numerical calculation; photon acceleration; plasma; radiation full spectral content; Acceleration; Electromagnetic coupling; Electromagnetic scattering; Electron beams; Frequency; Ionization; Laser modes; Laser theory; Plasma accelerators; Plasma waves;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Plasma Science, IEEE Transactions on

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0093-3813

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/27.510016

Filename

510016