Multiple-fluid models for plasma wake-field phenomena.

Abstract

In this paper we present various treatments of plasma wake-field phenomena which employ multiple-fluid models. These models generalize the one-dimensional, nonlinear, relativistic single-fluid model which has been used extensively in previous plasma wake-field calculations. Using a two-fluid model, we discuss the interaction of a low-energy continuous electron beam with wake-field-generated plasma waves. The phenomena of continuous-beam modulation and wave period shortening are discussed. The relationship between these effects and the two-stream instability is also examined. Also, using a three-fluid model, effects due to plasma electron temperature in nonlinear plasma wake-fields are examined and compared to previous work. Finally, the consequences of ion motion induced by large-amplitude electron plasma waves are calculated by including the fluid behavior of the ions.