Hybrid stimulated Raman scattering-two-plasmon decay instability and 3/2 harmonic in steep-gradient femtosecond plasmas.
basic_science · Level V
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Abstract
We numerically study interaction of a very intense (I∼10^{17} to 5×10^{19}W/cm^{2}) femtosecond obliquely incident p-polarized laser pulse with a steep-gradient (L∼λ) plasma, i.e., within the conditions typical for modern experiments. It is shown that the hybrid stimulated Raman scattering-two-plasmon decay instability develops near the quarter-critical density surface and plays the dominant role for the plasma waves' excitation and energy absorption. The plasmons are excited as two wave packets confined near this surface with very wide ≈ω_{0}/c spatial spectra along its normal. Hence, phase-matching conditions for the 3/2 harmonic generation are fulfilled immediately and include the mechanism coming from the high harmonics of plasma waves. This mechanism has been proved experimentally by observing an additional 3/2 harmonic beam.