Towards manipulating relativistic laser pulses with micro-tube plasma lenses.
| Autor: | Ji LL; Physics Department, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH 43210, USA., Snyder J; Physics Department, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH 43210, USA., Pukhov A; Institut für Theoretische Physik I, Heinrich-Heine-Universität Düsseldorf, 40225 Düsseldorf, Germany., Freeman RR; Physics Department, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH 43210, USA., Akli KU; Physics Department, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH 43210, USA. |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Zdroj: | Scientific reports [Sci Rep] 2016 Mar 16; Vol. 6, pp. 23256. Date of Electronic Publication: 2016 Mar 16. |
| DOI: | 10.1038/srep23256 |
| Abstrakt: | Efficient coupling of intense laser pulses to solid-density matter is critical to many applications including ion acceleration for cancer therapy. At relativistic intensities, the focus has been mainly on investigating various laser beams irradiating initially overdense flat interfaces with little or no control over the interaction. Here, we propose a novel approach that leverages recent advancements in 3D direct laser writing (DLW) of materials and high contrast lasers to manipulate the laser-matter interactions on the micro-scales. We demonstrate, via simulations, that usable intensities ≥10(23) Wcm(-2) could be achieved with current tabletop lasers coupled to micro-engineered plasma lenses. We show that these plasma optical elements act as a lens to focus laser light. These results open new paths to engineering light-matter interactions at ultra-relativistic intensities. |
| Databáze: | MEDLINE |
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