Trapped-particle instability leading to bursting in stimulated Raman scattering simulations |
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Authors: | Brunner S Valeo E J |
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Affiliation: | Centre de Recherches en Physique des Plasmas, Association EURATOM-Confédération Suisse, EPFL, 1015 Lausanne, Switzerland. stephan.brunner@epfl.ch |
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Abstract: | Nonlinear, kinetic simulations of stimulated Raman scattering (SRS) under laser-fusion conditions present a bursting behavior. Different explanations for this regime have been given in previous studies: saturation of SRS by increased nonlinear Landau damping [K. Estabrook et al., Phys. Fluids B 1, 1282 (1989)]], and detuning due to the nonlinear frequency shift of the plasma wave [H. X. Vu et al., Phys. Rev. Lett. 86, 4306 (2001)]]. Another mechanism, also assigning a key role to the trapped electrons is proposed here: the breakup of the plasma wave through the trapped-particle instability. |
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