Relativistic intensity laser interactions with low-density plasmas
© Published under licence by IOP Publishing Ltd. We perform relativistic-intensity laser experiments using the Omega EP laser to investigate channeling phenomena and particle acceleration in underdense plasmas. A fundamental understanding of these processes is of importance to the hole-boring fast i...
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| author | Willingale, L Nilson, P Zulick, C Chen, H Craxton, R Cobble, J Maksimchuk, A Norreys, P Sangster, T Scott, R Stoeckl, C |
| author_facet | Willingale, L Nilson, P Zulick, C Chen, H Craxton, R Cobble, J Maksimchuk, A Norreys, P Sangster, T Scott, R Stoeckl, C |
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| description | © Published under licence by IOP Publishing Ltd. We perform relativistic-intensity laser experiments using the Omega EP laser to investigate channeling phenomena and particle acceleration in underdense plasmas. A fundamental understanding of these processes is of importance to the hole-boring fast ignition scheme for inertial confinement fusion. Proton probing was used to image the electromagnetic fields formed as the Omega EP laser pulse generated a channel through underdense plasma. Filamentation of the channel was observed, followed by self-correction into a single channel. The channel radius as a function of time was found to be in reasonable agreement with momentum- conserving snowplough models. |
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| spelling | oxford-uuid:0c5907f7-29f5-4307-a6e6-fbc12c54c7152022-03-26T09:34:26ZRelativistic intensity laser interactions with low-density plasmasConference itemhttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_5794uuid:0c5907f7-29f5-4307-a6e6-fbc12c54c715Symplectic Elements at OxfordIOP Publishing2016Willingale, LNilson, PZulick, CChen, HCraxton, RCobble, JMaksimchuk, ANorreys, PSangster, TScott, RStoeckl, C© Published under licence by IOP Publishing Ltd. We perform relativistic-intensity laser experiments using the Omega EP laser to investigate channeling phenomena and particle acceleration in underdense plasmas. A fundamental understanding of these processes is of importance to the hole-boring fast ignition scheme for inertial confinement fusion. Proton probing was used to image the electromagnetic fields formed as the Omega EP laser pulse generated a channel through underdense plasma. Filamentation of the channel was observed, followed by self-correction into a single channel. The channel radius as a function of time was found to be in reasonable agreement with momentum- conserving snowplough models. |
| spellingShingle | Willingale, L Nilson, P Zulick, C Chen, H Craxton, R Cobble, J Maksimchuk, A Norreys, P Sangster, T Scott, R Stoeckl, C Relativistic intensity laser interactions with low-density plasmas |
| title | Relativistic intensity laser interactions with low-density plasmas |
| title_full | Relativistic intensity laser interactions with low-density plasmas |
| title_fullStr | Relativistic intensity laser interactions with low-density plasmas |
| title_full_unstemmed | Relativistic intensity laser interactions with low-density plasmas |
| title_short | Relativistic intensity laser interactions with low-density plasmas |
| title_sort | relativistic intensity laser interactions with low density plasmas |
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