Self-trapping of strong electromagnetic beams in relativistic plasmas
arXiv:physics/0102077 · doi:10.1103/PhysRevE.65.047402
Abstract
Interaction of an intense electromagnetic (EM) beam with hot relativistic plasma is investigated. It is shown that the thermal pressure brings about a fundamental change in the dynamics - localized, high amplitude, EM field structures, not accessible to a cold (but relativisic) plasma, can now be formed under well- defined conditions. Examples of the trapping of EM beams in self-guiding regimes to form stable 2D solitonic structures in a pure e-p plasma are worked out.
9 pages, 6 figures
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