• DocumentCode
    500492
  • Title

    Contrast challenge for ultrahigh-intensity experiments on high-density targets

  • Author

    Yanovsky, Victor ; Chvykov, Vladimir ; Kalinchenko, Galina ; Matsuoka, Takeshi ; Maksimchuk, Anatoly ; Krushelnick, Karl

  • Author_Institution
    Center for Ultrafast Opt. Sci., Univ. of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
  • fYear
    2009
  • fDate
    2-4 June 2009
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    2
  • Abstract
    Current contrast-control-technology is inadequate for solid targets with the next generation of high-intensity lasers. We apply a spatiotemporal-contrast-concept (STC) to demonstrate that intensity ~1025 W/cm2 is feasible for transparent solids at STC ~1014.
  • Keywords
    solid lasers; spatiotemporal phenomena; transparency; contrast challenge; current contrast-control-technology; high-density targets; high-intensity lasers; next generation; spatiotemporal-contrast-concept; transparent solids; ultrahigh-intensity experiments; Acceleration; Laser beams; Optical pulses; Plasma density; Plasma measurements; Plasma properties; Power lasers; Solid lasers; Spatiotemporal phenomena; Ultrafast optics; (140.3590) Lasers, titanium; (140.7090) Ultrafast lasers;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2009 and 2009 Conference on Quantum electronics and Laser Science Conference. CLEO/QELS 2009. Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    Baltimore, MD
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-55752-869-8
  • Electronic_ISBN
    978-1-55752-869-8
  • Type

    conf

  • Filename
    5225901
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=500492