Title :
Ultrafast "relativistic" intensities: Generation, characterization, and application to photoionization
Author :
Walker, B.C. ; Toth, Cs. ; Squier, J.A. ; Fittinghoff, D. ; Guo, T. ; Kim, D.-E. ; Wilson, K.R. ; Barty, C.P.J.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Phys. & Astron., Delaware Univ., Newark, DE, USA
Abstract :
Summary form only given. Lasers for the next generation of laboratory-scale, high-field scientific research achieve multi-terawatt peak powers with pulse durations in the range of 20 to 40 fs. We report on a chirped-pulse-amplification system producing 60/spl plusmn/8 TW peak power, 23.5/spl plusmn/1.5 fs FWHM duration pulses and its use in a peak-field, atomic photoionization measurement.
Keywords :
gas lasers; high-speed optical techniques; optical pulse compression; photoionisation; 20 to 40 fs; 60 TW; atomic photoionization; beam compression; chirped-pulse-amplification system; multi-terawatt lasers; ultrafast relativistic intensities; Atomic measurements; Character generation; Gas lasers; Ionization; Laser beams; Laser theory; Optical pulses; Optimized production technology; Pulse amplifiers; Pulse measurements;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 1999. CLEO '99. Summaries of Papers Presented at the Conference on
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD, USA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-595-1
DOI :
10.1109/CLEO.1999.833894
