Abstract
The excitation of electrostatic ion wakefields by electromagnetic pulses
in a very dense plasma is considered. For this purpose, a wave equation for the ion
wakefield in the presence of the ponderomotive force of the electromagnetic waves
is obtained. Choosing a typical profile for the electromagnetic pulse, the form of
the ion wakefields is deduced. The electromagnetic wave-generated ion wakefields
can trap protons and accelerate them to high energies in dense plasmas.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 15-18 |
| Number of pages | 3 |
| Journal | Journal of Plasma Physics |
| Volume | 75 |
| Issue number | 1 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - Feb 2009 |
Keywords
- ion wakefields
- electromagnetic pulses
- dense plasmas