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Absorption of ultra-intense laser pulses
Abstract
We use simulations to investigate the interaction of ultra-intense laser pulses with a plasma. With an intensity greater than ${10}^{18}$ W/${\mathrm{cm}}^{2}$, these pulses have a pressure greater than ${10}^{3}$ M bar and drive the plasma relativistically. Hole boring by the light beam is a key feature of the interaction. We find substantial absorption into heated electrons with a characteristic temperature of order the pondermotive potential. Other effects include a dependence on the polarization of the incident light, strong magnetic field generation, and a period of intense instability generation in the underdense plasma.
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Metadata
- Authors
- Wilks, S. C., Kruer, W. L., Tabak, M., & Langdon, A. B.
- Venue
- Physical Review Letters
- Publisher
- American Physical Society (APS)
- Published
- 1992-08-31
- Volume
- 69
- Issue
- 9
- Pages
- 1383-1386
- ISSN
- 0031-9007 (ISSN-L)
- OpenAlex
- W2029578527
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- FWCI
- 12.72
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
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