Observations of collimated ionization channels in aluminum-coated glass targets irradiated by ultraintense laser pulses

Filamentary ionization tracks have been observed via optical probing inside Al-coated glass targets after the interaction of a picosecond 20-TW laser pulse at intensities above 10 19 W/cm 2. The tracks, up to 700 μm in length and between 10 and 20 μm i...

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Main Authors: Borghesi, M, Mackinnon, A, Bell, A, Malka, G, Vickers, C, Willi, O, Davies, JR, Pukhov, A, Meyer-ter-Vehn, J
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: 1999