Excitation of nonlinear two-dimensional wake waves in radially-nonuniform plasma

Abstract

It is shown that an undesirable curvature of the wave front of two-dimensional nonlinear wake wave excited in uniform plasma by a relativistic charged bunch or laser pulse may be compensated by radial change of the equilibrium plasma density.

arXiv comment6 pages, 4 figures

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