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
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;
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
