Frequency upshifting and pulse compression via underdense relativistic ionization fronts
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Frequency Upshifting and Pulse Compression via Underdense Relativistic Ionization Fronts
When pulse of electromagnetic radiation impinges upon a moving plasmalneutral gas boundary, i.e., an ionization front, its frequency and duration are altered. The largest frequency upshifts and pulse compressions are obtained when radiation is incident on an ionization front moving at close to the speed of light. Such an ionization front is created when a short laser pulse photo-ionizes a gas t...
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عنوان ژورنال: IEEE Transactions on Plasma Science
سال: 1993
ISSN: 0093-3813
DOI: 10.1109/27.221097