Title :
Interactions of ultrashort, ultrahigh intensity laser pulses with underdense plasmas
Author :
Xiaofang Wang ; Wei Yu ; Backus, S. ; Murnane, Margaret ; Kapteyn, H. ; Umstadter, D.
Author_Institution :
Shanghai Inst. of Opt. & Fine Mech., Chinese Acad. of Sci., Shanghai, China
Abstract :
The interactions of ultraintense laser pulses with underdense plasmas are studied in a new regime in which the longitudinal spatial extent of the pulse duration is close to both the laser focal spot size and the plasma wavelength.
Keywords :
electron emission; high-speed optical techniques; optical self-focusing; plasma jets; plasma light propagation; plasma production by laser; wakefield accelerators; density resonance; electron acceleration; electron emission; focal spot size; longitudinal laser wakefield; longitudinal spatial extent; plasma wavelength; relativistic filamentation; relativistic self-focusing; supersonic gas jet; ultraintense laser pulses interaction; ultrashort ultrahigh intensity laser pulses; underdense plasmas; Electron emission; Laser beams; Laser theory; Optical pulse shaping; Optical pulses; Plasma accelerators; Plasma sources; Plasma waves; Propagation losses; Resonance;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2001. CLEO/Pacific Rim 2001. The 4th Pacific Rim Conference on
Conference_Location :
Chiba, Japan
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-6738-3
DOI :
10.1109/CLEOPR.2001.967733
