• DocumentCode
    2653126
  • Title

    Experiments with Counter-propagating Laser Pulses at Relativistic Intensities

  • Author

    Liesfeld, Ben ; Bernhardt, Jens ; Amthor, Kay-Uwe ; Schwoerer, Heinrich ; Sauerbrey, Roland

  • Author_Institution
    Inst. of Opt. & Quantum Electron., Friedrich-Schiller-Univ. Jena
  • Volume
    3
  • fYear
    2005
  • fDate
    27-27 May 2005
  • Firstpage
    1503
  • Lastpage
    1505
  • Abstract
    We demonstrate the precise spatial and temporal overlap of two counter-propagating, focused laser pulses at intensities above the relativistic threshold. In a first experiment a single-shot autocorrelation was carried out. Further applications are discussed
  • Keywords
    laser beams; optical correlation; optical self-focusing; plasma light propagation; relativistic plasmas; counter-propagating laser pulses; relativistic thershold; self-focusing; single-shot autocorrelation; Acceleration; Free electron lasers; Gas lasers; Laser theory; Optical propagation; Optical pulse generation; Optical pulses; Plasma accelerators; Plasma measurements; Pulse measurements;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference, 2005. QELS '05
  • Conference_Location
    Baltimore, MD
  • Print_ISBN
    1-55752-796-2
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/QELS.2005.1549187
  • Filename
    1549187
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=2653126