ULTRA-INTENSE LASER-MATTER INTERACTIONS WITH A 150-TERAWATT POWER LASER
Experiments using a 150-terawatt peak power laser system are reported. The relativistic interactions of ultra-high-intensity light with matter are studied with the Diocles laser, currently in operation at the University of Nebraska, Lincoln. Bright pulses of energetic (keV --MeV) x-rays and charged-particle beams are also generated in ultrashort (femtosecond) duration pulses. A study of the damage to various diffraction gratings by ultrashort laser pulses (30 femtoseconds in duration) is also discussed; these results are relevant to the operation of the laser at a repetition rate of 10 Hz, and its planned upgrade to the 1-petawatt (PW) peak power level. Also covered are applications of these unique radiation sources in the physical sciences, biomedicine, defense and homeland security.
Donald Umstadter Sudeep Banerjee Nathan Powers Vidya Ramanathan Shouyuan Chen
Physics and Astronomy Department, University of Nebraska, Lincoln
国际会议
第三届太平洋国际激光与光学应用会议(PICALO 2008)
北京
英文
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2008-04-16（万方平台首次上网日期，不代表论文的发表时间）