Laser-Plasma Interaction Experiment for Solar Burst Studies.
Laser-Plasma Interaction Experiment for Solar Burst Studies.
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用于太阳爆发研究的激光-等离子体相互作用实验。
DOI:
10.1103/physrevlett.124.135001
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发表时间:
2020
影响因子:
8.6
通讯作者:
C. Riconda
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作者:
J. Marquès;C. Briand;François Amiranoff;S. Depierreux;M. Grech;L. Lancia;F. Pérez;A. Sgattoni;A. Sgattoni;Tommaso Vinci;C. Riconda
A new experimental platform based on laser-plasma interaction is proposed to explore the fundamental processes of wave coupling at the origin of interplanetary radio emissions. It is applied to the study of electromagnetic (EM) emission at twice the plasma frequency (2ω_{p}) observed during solar bursts and thought to result from the coalescence of two Langmuir waves (LWs). In the interplanetary medium, the first LW is excited by electron beams, while the second is generated by electrostatic decay of Langmuir waves. In the present experiment, instead of an electron beam, an energetic laser propagating through a plasma excites the primary LW, with characteristics close to those at near-Earth orbit. The EM radiation at 2ω_{p} is observed at different angles. Its intensity, spectral evolution, and polarization confirm the LW-coalescence scenario.