DocumentCode
1094370
Title
Photon acceleration in superluminous and accelerated ionization fronts
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
316
Lastpage
322
Abstract
The interaction of an electromagnetic wave packet with a superluminous ionization front is described here using the Hamiltonian theory of photon acceleration. We also describe the interaction with accelerated ionization fronts. The different qualitative photon trajectories are presented for both cases. The frequency up-shift is also derived. It is shown that a proper tailoring of the ionization front velocity can lead to higher frequency up-shifts than in constant velocity ionization fronts
Keywords
plasma light propagation; plasma production by laser; Hamiltonian theory; accelerated ionization fronts; electromagnetic wave packet; frequency up-shift; ionization front velocity; photon acceleration; superluminous ionization fronts; Acceleration; Electromagnetic scattering; Electrons; Frequency; Gas lasers; Ionization; Optical pulse generation; Plasma accelerators; Plasma density; Plasma waves;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Plasma Science, IEEE Transactions on
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
0093-3813
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/27.509995
Filename
509995
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