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The generation of terahertz electromagnetic radiation when a laser pulse propagates through a low-density plasma slab is considered. It is shown that terahertz waves are excited because of the growth of a weakly damped, antisymmetric leaking mode of the plasma slab. The spectral, angular, and energy parameters of the terahertz radiation are investigated, as well as the spatiotemporal structure of the emitted waves. It is demonstrated that terahertz electromagnetic wave fields are generated most efficiently when the pulse length is comparable to the slab thickness.
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Original Russian Text © A.A. Frolov, 2010, published in Fizika Plazmy, 2010, Vol. 36, No. 4, pp. 347–364.
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Frolov, A.A. Generation of terahertz radiation from a low-density plasma slab irradiated by a laser pulse. Plasma Phys. Rep. 36, 318–335 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1134/S1063780X10040021
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