Radiation Pressure-Driven Plasma Surface Dynamics in Ultra-Intense Laser Pulse Interactions with Ultra-Thin Foils

Radiation Pressure-Driven Plasma Surface Dynamics in Ultra-Intense Laser Pulse Interactions with Ultra-Thin Foils

The dynamics of the plasma critical density surface in an ultra-thin foil target irradiated by an ultra-intense (∼6 × 10 20 Wcm − 2 ) laser pulse is investigated experimentally and via 2D particle-in-cell simulations. Changes to the surface motion are diagnosed as a function of foil...

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Main Authors: Bruno Gonzalez-Izquierdo, Remi Capdessus, Martin King, Ross J. Gray, Robbie Wilson, Rachel J. Dance, John McCreadie, Nicholas M. H. Butler, Steve J. Hawkes, James S. Green, Nicola Booth, Marco Borghesi, David Neely, Paul McKenna
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2018-02-01
Series:Applied Sciences
Subjects:
relativistic laser-plasma interactions
laser-driven ion acceleration
Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/2076-3417/8/3/336

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