Relativistic plasma aperture for laser intensity enhancement

A substantial increase in local laser intensity is observed in the near field behind a plasma shutter. This increase is caused by the interference of the diffracted light at the relativistic plasma aperture and it is studied both analytically and using numerical simulations. This effect is only acce...

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Main Authors: M. Jirka, O. Klimo, M. Matys
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: American Physical Society 2021-08-01
Series:Physical Review Research
Online Access:http://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevResearch.3.033175