Interaction of strong laser pulses with a thin slab of overdense plasma

Sergei V. Bulanov; G. Dudnikova; F. Pegoraro; V. A. Vshivkov; M. Fedoruk; D. Romanov; T. Lisejkina

doi:10.1117/12.328290

21 October 1998 Interaction of strong laser pulses with a thin slab of overdense plasma

Sergei V. Bulanov, G. Dudnikova, F. Pegoraro, V. A. Vshivkov, M. Fedoruk, D. Romanov, T. Lisejkina

Proceedings Volume 3485, 11th International Vavilov Conference on Nonlinear Optics; (1998) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.328290
Event: Eleventh International Vavilov Conference on Nonlinear Optics, 1997, Novosibirsk, Russian Federation

Abstract

Extremely large e.m. fields can be generated in plasmas by high intensity laser pulses. Several aspects of their generation and of their effect on the plasma and on the laser pulse have been discussed recently. In particular, the nonlinear interaction of an ultraintense laser pulse with a thin foil modifies the shape, the frequency content and the polarization of the pulse. A 2D3V particle in cell code has been developed and its characteristic features are described. Two examples of the results obtained are presented. These simulations show that the relativistic transparency of a thin foil leads to the sharpening of the laser pulse. In addition they show that a quasistatic magnetic field is generated at the foil surface.

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Sergei V. Bulanov, G. Dudnikova, F. Pegoraro, V. A. Vshivkov, M. Fedoruk, D. Romanov, and T. Lisejkina "Interaction of strong laser pulses with a thin slab of overdense plasma", Proc. SPIE 3485, 11th International Vavilov Conference on Nonlinear Optics, (21 October 1998); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.328290

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