Optics in the relativistic regime
The advent of ultraintense laser pulses generated by the technique of chirped pulse
amplification (CPA) along with the development of high-fluence laser materials has opened …
amplification (CPA) along with the development of high-fluence laser materials has opened …
Radiation damping effects on the interaction of ultraintense laser pulses with an overdense plasma
A strong effect of radiation damping on the interaction of an ultraintense laser pulse with an
overdense plasma slab is found and studied via a relativistic particle-in-cell simulation …
overdense plasma slab is found and studied via a relativistic particle-in-cell simulation …
Classical radiation reaction in particle-in-cell simulations
Under the presence of ultra high intensity lasers or other intense electromagnetic fields the
motion of particles in the ultrarelativistic regime can be severely affected by radiation …
motion of particles in the ultrarelativistic regime can be severely affected by radiation …
Nonlinear increase of X-ray intensities from thin foils irradiated with a 200 TW femtosecond laser
We report, for the first time, that the energy of femtosecond optical laser pulses, E, with
relativistic intensities I> 1021 W/cm2 is efficiently converted to X-ray radiation, which is …
relativistic intensities I> 1021 W/cm2 is efficiently converted to X-ray radiation, which is …
Optimization of ion acceleration in the interaction of intense femtosecond laser pulses with ultrathin foils
QL Dong, ZM Sheng, MY Yu, J Zhang - Physical Review E, 2003 - APS
Ion emission is investigated using particle-in-cell simulations where a Gaussian laser pulse
with duration 50 fs and intensity 1.37× 10 19 W/cm 2 is incident obliquely onto ultrathin solid …
with duration 50 fs and intensity 1.37× 10 19 W/cm 2 is incident obliquely onto ultrathin solid …
Prepulse effects on the interaction of intense femtosecond laser pulses with high-Z solids
K α emission of high-Z solid targets irradiated by an intense, short (< 100 fs) laser pulse in
the 10 keV region is shown to be sensitive to the electron energy cutoff, which is strongly …
the 10 keV region is shown to be sensitive to the electron energy cutoff, which is strongly …
Fast ion beams from intense, femtosecond laser irradiated nanostructured surfaces
We present results on hot electron and energetic ion (keV–MeV) generation from polished
and nanostructured metallic surfaces excited by p-polarized, femtosecond laser pulses in …
and nanostructured metallic surfaces excited by p-polarized, femtosecond laser pulses in …
Bright, low debris, ultrashort hard x-ray table top source using carbon nanotubes
We demonstrate that carbon nanotube coated surfaces produce two orders of magnitude
brighter hard x-ray emission, in laser produced plasmas, than planar surfaces. It is …
brighter hard x-ray emission, in laser produced plasmas, than planar surfaces. It is …
Nonlinear absorption of a short intense laser pulse in a nonuniform plasma
AA Andreev, KY Platonov, T Okada, S Toraya - Physics of Plasmas, 2003 - pubs.aip.org
The analytical solutions of nonlinear relativistic hydrodynamic equations for inhomogeneous
plasmas are considered and the model of laser pulse absorption when the laser and plasma …
plasmas are considered and the model of laser pulse absorption when the laser and plasma …
Pulse duration effect on the distribution of energetic particles produced by intense femtosecond laser pulses irradiating solids
The energy distribution of hot electrons produced by a very short, intense laser pulse (I=
2/4× 10 18 W/cm 2, 60 fs, λ= 800 nm, obliquely incident p polarized) is investigated …
2/4× 10 18 W/cm 2, 60 fs, λ= 800 nm, obliquely incident p polarized) is investigated …