Observation of spatial asymmetry of THz oscillating electron plasma wave in a laser wakefield

Phys Rev E Stat Phys Plasmas Fluids Relat Interdiscip Topics. 2000 Nov;62(5 Pt B):7247-50. doi: 10.1103/physreve.62.7247.

Abstract

The asymmetric spatial distribution of electron density perturbation is observed by using a frequency-domain interferometry technique. The wake amplitude of the outside bump is enhanced by the elliptical distribution of the pump laser pulse. This asymmetry can be explained with a two-dimensional analytical model expanded from cylindrically symmetric linear theory.