Filamentation of laser radiation in DC biased GaAs

In this paper, we have examined the filamentation instability of laser radiation in a GaAs sample in the negative differential resistivity region. A dc electric field is applied to assist the laser beam transferring electrons in the conduction band from the lower valley to upper satellite valleys, i.e. in increasing the effective mass of electrons. The instability causes the space charge perturbations in the microwave range of frequencies. The nonlinearity arises through the energy dependence of the effective mass and the ponderomotive force on the electrons. The instability has finite frequency and possesses large growth rate which is greatly influenced by the dc electric field.     

Nonlinear electromagnetic propagation in plasma filled cylindrical waveguides

Using an appropriate expression for the field-dependent dielectric constant of a collisionless plasma, we have studied the field distribution of the TM₀₁ mode in a cylindrical waveguide. The wave equation has been solved by a Runge Kutta technique. It is seen that on account of redistribution of carriers from the high-field regions to low-field regions a beam of frequency lower than the average plasma frequency can be transmitted if its power is high. Work supported by NSF     

Selfconsistent equation of state

We investigate the effects of a selfconsistent single-particle potential and the Pauli principle on the equation of state for dense systems at low temperatures. It is found that the selfconsistent potential plays an extremely important role for the equation of state near nuclear matter density.     

Comparison of eikonal-Born series and modified Gluaber approach for the study of elastic electron-hydrogen scattering

Elastic electron-hydrogen scattering at medium and high energies has been analysed in eikonal-Born series and modified Glauber approach forE _i ≥ 50 eV. We have used closed form expressions for evaluating the second Born term in the fixed scatterer approximation and for higher order terms of Glauber-eikonal series. The exchange effect has also been included via Glauber-Bonham-Ochkur type procedure. The fixed scatterer approximation calculations are compared with results obtained using other approximations for the second Born term available in the literature. The results compare fairly well with experimental data.     

Partition functions and dissociation constants for HeH+

Partition functions and dissociation equilibrium constants for HeH⁺ have been computed for temperatures between 2,000 and 16,000 K in steps of 100 K.     

Density-dependent Brueckner-Hartree-Fock approach in deformed nuclei

Recently a method has been developed which includes into the Brueckner-Hartree-Fock (BHF) approach in a finite nucleus those terms which produce the density dependence of the effective interaction between nucleons. This method is extended to the deformed open shell nuclei ¹²C and ²⁰Ne. The results indicate that it is possible to describe these nuclei starting from a bare realistic nucleon-nucleon interaction (Reid soft-core potential). Binding energies, quadrupole moments, root mean square radii are improved compared to the usual BHF approach with the same force or the HF approach with a phenomenological effective force.     

The fluorescence of all-trans diphenyl polyenes

The temperature dependence of the fluorescence and fluorescence excitation spectra of all-trans diphenyl hexathene (DPH) and octatetraene (DPO) in six solvents confirms the S₁(¹A_g*) and S₂(¹B_u*) state assignment, and determines their energy difference ΔE. The S₁ fluorescence rate parameter k_F depends on ΔE, the solvent refractive index n, the S₂ (n = 1) fluorescence rate parameter k_F20 (2.23 × 10⁸ s^?1 for DPH, 2.33 × 10⁸ s^?1 for DPO), and the S₂-S₁ coupling matrix element V (745 cm^?1 for DPH, 500 cm^?1 for DPO). The S₁ fluorescence is induced by ¹B_u*-¹A_g* potential interaction (PI), via a b_u vibrational mode (≈ 900 cm^?1), and not by vibronic coupling. The main S₁ radiationless transition, rate parameter k_R, is thermally-activated internal rotation through an angle θ about the central ethylenic bond(s). The PI distorts the S₁ (θ) potential surface and thus influences k_R.     

Stimulated Raman scattering of sub-millimeter waves in bismuth

A high-power sub-millimeter wave propagating through bismuth, a semimetal with non-spherical energy surfaces, parametrically excites a space-charge mode and a back-scattered electromagnetic wave. The free carrier density perturbation associated with the space-charge wave couples with the oscillatory velocity due to the pump to derive the scattered wave. The scattered and pump waves exert a pondermotive force on electrons and holes, driving the space-charge wave. The collisional damping of the decay waves determines the threshold for the parametric instability. The threshold intensity for 20 μm wavelength pump turns out to be ∼2×10¹² W/cm². Above the threshold, the growth rate scales increase with ω_o, attain a maximum around ω_o=6.5ω_p, and, after this, falls off.