Title :
Modeling of radiation losses in ultrahigh power laser matter interaction
Author :
Capdessus, R. ; d´Humieres, E. ; Tikhonchuk, V.T.
Author_Institution :
CEA, Univ. Bordeaux, Talence, France
Abstract :
Radiation losses of electrons in ultra-intense laser fields constitute a process of major importance when considering laser-matter interaction at intensities of the order of and above 1022 W/cm2. Radiation losses can strongly modify the electron (and in turns ion) dynamics, and are associated with intense and directional emission of high energy photons. Accounting for such effects is therefore necessary to a correct modeling of, e.g. electron and ion acceleration and creation of secondary photon sources at the forthcoming ultra-high power laser facilities [Ref. 1].
Keywords :
laser beam effects; optical losses; photon-electron interactions; directional emission; electron dynamics; high energy photons; ion acceleration; laser fields; radiation losses; secondary photon sources; ultrahigh power laser matter interaction; Acceleration; Computational modeling; Educational institutions; Friction; Laser modes; Photonics; Power lasers;
Conference_Titel :
Plasma Science (ICOPS), 2012 Abstracts IEEE International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Edinburgh
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4577-2127-4
Electronic_ISBN :
0730-9244
DOI :
10.1109/PLASMA.2012.6383728