Saturation of trapped particle instability induced by vortex-merging in electron plasma waves

Plasma Physics and Controlled Fusion IOP Publishing 62:9 (2020) 095009

Authors:

T Yang, QS Feng, YX Wang, YZ Zhou, SS Ban, ST Zhang, R Xie, Y Jiang, LH Cao, ZJ Liu, CY Zheng

Saturation of stimulated Raman backscattering due to beam plasma instability induced by trapped electrons

Plasma Physics and Controlled Fusion IOP Publishing 62:7 (2020) 075009

Authors:

YX Wang, Q Wang, CY Zheng, ZJ Liu, QS Feng, CS Liu, XT He

Interaction of parametric instabilities from 3ω and 2ω lasers in large-scale inhomogeneous plasmas

Nuclear Fusion IOP Publishing 60:6 (2020) 066012

Authors:

QS Feng, ZJ Liu, LH Cao, CZ Xiao, L Hao, CY Zheng, C Ning, XT He

Measuring the orbital angular momentum of high-power laser pulses

Physics of Plasmas AIP Publishing 27:5 (2020) 053107

Authors:

Ramy Aboushelbaya, Kevin Glize, Alexander Savin, Marko Mayr, B Spiers, Robin Wang, N Bourgeois, C Spindloe, Robert Bingham, Peter Norreys

Abstract:

In this article, we showcase the experimental results of methods to produce and characterize orbital angular momentum (OAM) carrying high-power lasers. The OAM pulses were produced on the ASTRA laser of the Central Laser Facility using a continuous spiral phase plate. Three different characterization methods were then used to measure the OAM content of the beam. The methods that were used were a cylindrical lens diagnostic, an interferometric diagnostic, and a projective diagnostic. We further discuss the relative advantages and disadvantages of each method in the context of high-power laser experiments.

Growth rate and gain of stimulated Brillouin scattering considering nonlinear Landau damping due to particle trapping

Plasma Physics and Controlled Fusion IOP Publishing 62:4 (2020) 045013

Authors:

QS Feng, LH Cao, ZJ Liu, L Hao, CY Zheng, C Ning, XT He