Published January 13, 2014 | Version v1
Journal article

High energy density micro plasma bunch from multiple laser interaction with thin target

  • 1. Shanghai Institute of Optics and Fine Mechanics, Shanghai 201800 (China)
  • 2. National Laboratory for Parallel and Distributed Processing, College of Computer Science, National University of Defense Technology, Changsha 410073 (China)
  • 3. Institute for Theoretical Physics I, Ruhr University, Bochum D-44780 (Germany)
  • 4. Physics Department, Institute for Fusion Theory and Simulation, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310027 (China)
  • 5. Institute of Applied Physics and Computational Mathematics, Beijing 100088 (China)
  • 6. College of Science, National University of Defense Technology, Changsha (China)
  • 7. Institute of Laser Engineering, Osaka University, Osaka 565-0871 (Japan)

Description

Three-dimensional particle-in-cell simulation is used to investigate radiation-pressure driven acceleration and compression of small solid-density plasma by intense laser pulses. It is found that multiple impacts by presently available short-pulse lasers on a small hemispheric shell target can create a long-living tiny quasineutral monoenergetic plasma bunch of very high energy density

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Publishing Information

Journal Title
Applied Physics Letters
Journal Volume
104
Journal Issue
2
Journal Page Range
p. 024105-024105.4
ISSN
0003-6951
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APPLAB

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Country of Publication
United States
Country of Input or Organization
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
INIS RN
45097124
Subject category
S71: CLASSICAL AND QUANTUM MECHANICS, GENERAL PHYSICS;
Descriptors DEI
ENERGY DENSITY; LASERS; PLASMA DENSITY; PULSES; RADIATION PRESSURE; THREE-DIMENSIONAL CALCULATIONS

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