Deformation of electromagnetic pulse upon development of parametric instability in a plasma layer
Zhislin G.M., Litvak A.G., Mityakov N.A., Petrukhina V.I., Rapoport V.O., Trakhtengerts V.Yu.
We consider numerically and analytically a modified decay instability in a bounded plasma layer. We show that deep amplitude modulation of the incident was taken place at the exit from the plasma layer, as well as a lenthening of the electromagnetic pulse due to the "emission" of the turbulence accumulated in the plasma after the pump wave is turned off.