Ultra-intense laser pulse propagation in plasmas: from classic hole-boring to incomplete hole-boring with relativistic transparency
SM Weng, M Murakami, P Mulser… - New Journal of …, 2012 - iopscience.iop.org
Relativistic laser pulse propagation into homogeneous plasmas has been investigated as a
function of plasma density. At first, the propagation features are compared systematically …
function of plasma density. At first, the propagation features are compared systematically …
High-power, kilojoule laser interactions with near-critical density plasma
Experiments were performed using the Omega EP laser, which provided pulses containing
1kJ of energy in 9ps and was used to investigate high-power, relativistic intensity laser …
1kJ of energy in 9ps and was used to investigate high-power, relativistic intensity laser …
[HTML][HTML] Review and meta-analysis of electron temperatures from high-intensity laser–solid interactions
The accelerated electron spectrum from high-intensity laser–solid interaction is often
conveniently described using a Boltzmann distribution, whose temperature is known within …
conveniently described using a Boltzmann distribution, whose temperature is known within …
Relativistic critical density increase and relaxation and high‐power pulse propagation
High‐power laser pulse propagation in an overdense plasma due to the relativistic critical
density increase has been investigated in one dimension. In a first step the conditions for the …
density increase has been investigated in one dimension. In a first step the conditions for the …
Self‐focusing of a cosh‐Gaussian laser beam in magnetized plasma under relativistic‐ponderomotive regime
P Rawat, G Purohit - Contributions to Plasma Physics, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
The combined effect of relativistic and ponderomotive nonlinearities on the self‐focusing of
an intense cosh‐Gaussian laser beam (CGLB) in magnetized plasma have been …
an intense cosh‐Gaussian laser beam (CGLB) in magnetized plasma have been …
A novel nuclear pyrometry for the characterization of high-energy bremsstrahlung and electrons produced in relativistic laser-plasma interactions
MM Günther, K Sonnabend, E Brambrink, K Vogt… - Physics of …, 2011 - pubs.aip.org
We present a novel nuclear activation-based method for the investigation of high-energy
bremsstrahlung produced by electrons above 7 MeV generated by a high-power laser. The …
bremsstrahlung produced by electrons above 7 MeV generated by a high-power laser. The …
Mitigating the hosing instability in relativistic laser-plasma interactions
A new physical model of the hosing instability that includes relativistic laser pulses and
moderate densities is presented and derives the density dependence of the hosing …
moderate densities is presented and derives the density dependence of the hosing …
Quasi-monoenergetic ion generation by hole-boring radiation pressure acceleration in inhomogeneous plasmas using tailored laser pulses
It is proposed that laser hole-boring at a steady speed in inhomogeneous overdense plasma
can be realized by the use of temporally tailored intense laser pulses, producing high …
can be realized by the use of temporally tailored intense laser pulses, producing high …
Channel optimization of high-intensity laser beams in millimeter-scale plasmas
Channeling experiments were performed at the OMEGA EP facility using relativistic intensity
(> 10 18 W/cm 2) kilojoule laser pulses through large density scale length (∼ 390–570 μ m) …
(> 10 18 W/cm 2) kilojoule laser pulses through large density scale length (∼ 390–570 μ m) …
Effect of an external magnetic field on the self-focusing of a cosh-Gaussian laser beam in plasma under the relativistic-ponderomotive effect
G Purohit - Optical and Quantum Electronics, 2023 - Springer
This work presents an analytical and numerical study of the relativistic-ponderomotive effect
on self-focusing of an intense cosh-Gaussian laser beam in a collisionless magnetized …
on self-focusing of an intense cosh-Gaussian laser beam in a collisionless magnetized …