Title :
High-aspect-ratio plasma target for Raman backscattering in Exawatt laser development
Author :
Yanovsky, V. ; Dollar, F. ; Maksimchuk, A. ; Nees, J. ; Thomas, A. ; Krushelnick, K.
Author_Institution :
Center for Ultrafast Opt. Sci., Univ. of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
Abstract :
We design a scalable plasma target with uniform density and sharp boundaries for Raman backscattering for Exawatt laser development.
Keywords :
backscatter; plasma density; plasma instability; plasma light propagation; plasma simulation; plasma temperature; stimulated Raman scattering; Exawatt laser development; Raman backscattering; high aspect ratio plasma target; sharp boundaries; uniform density; Heating; Laser theory; Plasmas; Power lasers; Ultrafast optics; X-ray lasers;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2012 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-1839-6
