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Matter and Radiation at Extremes, Volume. 8, Issue 6, 065601(2023)

Transition from backward to sideward stimulated Raman scattering with broadband lasers in plasmas

X. F. Li1...2,3,*, S. M. Weng1,2, P. Gibbon3,4, H. H. Ma1,2,5, S. H. Yew1,2, Z. Liu1,2, Y. Zhao6, M. Chen1,2, Z. M. Sheng1,2,5, and J. Zhang1,25 |Show fewer author(s)
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  • 1Key Laboratory for Laser Plasmas (MoE), School of Physics and Astronomy, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China
  • 2Collaborative Innovation Center of IFSA, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China
  • 3Institute for Advanced Simulation, Jülich Supercomputing Centre, Forschungszentrum Jülich, 52425 Jülich, Germany
  • 4Centre for Mathematical Plasma Astrophysics, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, 3000 Leuven, Belgium
  • 5Tsung-Dao Lee Institute, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai 200240, China
  • 6School of Science, Shenzhen Campus of Sun Yat-sen University, Shenzhen 518107, China
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    X. F. Li, S. M. Weng, P. Gibbon, H. H. Ma, S. H. Yew, Z. Liu, Y. Zhao, M. Chen, Z. M. Sheng, J. Zhang. Transition from backward to sideward stimulated Raman scattering with broadband lasers in plasmas[J]. Matter and Radiation at Extremes, 2023, 8(6): 065601

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    Received: Mar. 31, 2023

    Accepted: Aug. 4, 2023

    Published Online: Mar. 21, 2024

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    DOI:10.1063/5.0152668

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