Axisymmetric model for 1-color laser filament THz emission

Fuente: arXiv
Salvato in:
Dettagli Bibliografici
Autori principali: McGuire, Sean D., Shneider, Mikhail N.
Natura: Preprint
Pubblicazione: 2024
Soggetti:
Accesso online:
Tags: Aggiungi Tag
Nessun Tag, puoi essere il primo ad aggiungerne!!
_version_ 1866917965863059456
author McGuire, Sean D.
Shneider, Mikhail N.
author_facet McGuire, Sean D.
Shneider, Mikhail N.
contents A 3D axisymmetric model for laser beam propagation in air is proposed for use with THz emission calculations. The model accounts for nonlinear propagation of the femtosecond pulse that generates the filament (Kerr self-focusing and plasma defocusing). The formalism proposed can be applied across a broad range of experimental parameters - focal lengths, beam profiles, and intensities. We adapt existing models of 1-color THz emission for use with the beam propagation model to calculate THz emission signatures. Two of these THz emission models are used - a 1D model and a more detailed 3D axisymmetric model. For the test case considered, nonlinear propagation dynamics have a large impact on the amplitude of the THz signal, but only a minimal impact on the frequency content and angular distribution of the signal.
format Preprint
id arxiv_https___arxiv_org_abs_2411_18963
institution arXiv
publishDate 2024
record_format arxiv
spellingShingle Axisymmetric model for 1-color laser filament THz emission
McGuire, Sean D.
Shneider, Mikhail N.
Plasma Physics
Optics
A 3D axisymmetric model for laser beam propagation in air is proposed for use with THz emission calculations. The model accounts for nonlinear propagation of the femtosecond pulse that generates the filament (Kerr self-focusing and plasma defocusing). The formalism proposed can be applied across a broad range of experimental parameters - focal lengths, beam profiles, and intensities. We adapt existing models of 1-color THz emission for use with the beam propagation model to calculate THz emission signatures. Two of these THz emission models are used - a 1D model and a more detailed 3D axisymmetric model. For the test case considered, nonlinear propagation dynamics have a large impact on the amplitude of the THz signal, but only a minimal impact on the frequency content and angular distribution of the signal.
title Axisymmetric model for 1-color laser filament THz emission
topic Plasma Physics
Optics
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2411.18963