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Main Authors: Lian, C. -W., Ji, Y., Yan, R., Li, J., Cao, S. -H., Ren, C., Wang, L. -F., Ding, Y. -K., Zheng, J.
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Published: 2024
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Online Access:https://arxiv.org/abs/2405.07187
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author Lian, C. -W.
Ji, Y.
Yan, R.
Li, J.
Cao, S. -H.
Ren, C.
Wang, L. -F.
Ding, Y. -K.
Zheng, J.
author_facet Lian, C. -W.
Ji, Y.
Yan, R.
Li, J.
Cao, S. -H.
Ren, C.
Wang, L. -F.
Ding, Y. -K.
Zheng, J.
contents The two-plasmon-decay instability (TPD) is a critical target preheating risk in direct-drive inertial confinement fusion. In this paper, TPD collectively driven by a normal-incidence laser beam (Beam-N) and a large-angle-incidence laser beam (Beam-L) is investigated via particle-in-cell simulations. Significant TPD growth is found able to develop in this regime at previously unexpected low laser intensities if the intensity of Beam-L exceeds the large-angle-incidence threshold. Both beams contribute to the growth of TPD in a "seed-amplification" manner where the absolute instability driven by Beam-L provides the seeds that get convectively amplified by Beam-N, making TPD energetically important and causing significant pump depletion and hot electron generation.
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spellingShingle Two-Plasmon-Decay Instability Stimulated by a Normal- and Large-Angle-Incidence Laser Pair
Lian, C. -W.
Ji, Y.
Yan, R.
Li, J.
Cao, S. -H.
Ren, C.
Wang, L. -F.
Ding, Y. -K.
Zheng, J.
Plasma Physics
The two-plasmon-decay instability (TPD) is a critical target preheating risk in direct-drive inertial confinement fusion. In this paper, TPD collectively driven by a normal-incidence laser beam (Beam-N) and a large-angle-incidence laser beam (Beam-L) is investigated via particle-in-cell simulations. Significant TPD growth is found able to develop in this regime at previously unexpected low laser intensities if the intensity of Beam-L exceeds the large-angle-incidence threshold. Both beams contribute to the growth of TPD in a "seed-amplification" manner where the absolute instability driven by Beam-L provides the seeds that get convectively amplified by Beam-N, making TPD energetically important and causing significant pump depletion and hot electron generation.
title Two-Plasmon-Decay Instability Stimulated by a Normal- and Large-Angle-Incidence Laser Pair
topic Plasma Physics
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2405.07187