Wakefield
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Wakefield is a noun meaning (physics) The electron density wave structure which immediately follows an intense laser beam or relativistic charged particle beam as it passes through a plasma; the electric field or potential associated with such a structure.
Meaning
(physics) The electron density wave structure which immediately follows an intense laser beam or relativistic charged particle beam as it passes through a plasma; the electric field or potential associated with such a structure.
Example Sentences
Calculation of the plasma wakefields (driven electron plasma waves) generated by nonevolving drive laser pulses is straightforward.
Word Forms
- wakefields
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include warpfield, wavefield, contrafield, matterwave, beamline, wavefunction.
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