wakefield
wakefield · wakefields
The electron density wave structure which immediately follows an intense laser beam or…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.
US/wˈeɪkfˌild/
Meaning
1 sensesThe 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.
Origin
From wake + field.From wake + field.
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Forms
plural: wakefields| Singular | wakefield |
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