Large amplitude lower hybrid wave driven by laser and its effect on electron acceleration in a magnetic plasma channel

摘要

A laser propagating through a magnetic plasma channel can drive a lower hybrid wave having frequency less than the plasma frequency. The lower hybrid wave can be driven to large amplitude if the laser pulse duration is comparable to the lower hybrid wave period. We derived the expression for the maximum amplitude of lower hybrid mode. This large amplitude mode is responsible for additional electron acceleration by betatron resonance in laser acceleration schemes.