2023/11/21 by V. A. Minakov, Minakov, V. A., К. В. Лотов +1 · 1 citation
Physics and Astronomy · #Accelerator Physics (physics.acc-ph) #FOS: Physical sciences #Ionosphere and magnetosphere dynamics #Laser-Plasma Interactions and Diagnostics #Magnetic confinement fusion research #Plasma Physics (physics.plasm-ph)
paper · pdf · doi:10.48550/arxiv.2311.12523
openalex publication_date 2023/11/21 · openalex created_date 2023/11/23 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/28
We report a recently discovered counterintuitive effect where breaking of a Langmuir wave in a plasma wakefield accelerator leads to an increase in the accelerating field rather than wave dissipation. The effect relies on the ability of transversely breaking waves to draw wave energy from nearby regions due to the inflow of electrons oscillating collectively and the outflow of electrons moving individually.