Title :
Probing attosecond kinetic physics in strongly coupled plasmas
Author :
Ramunno, L. ; Jungreuthmayer, C. ; Reinholz, H. ; Brabec, T.
Author_Institution :
Department of Physics & Centre for Research in Photonics, University of Ottawa, 150 Louis Pasteur, Ontario, K1S 1W1 Canada, USA
Abstract :
We investigate intense laser-cluster interaction via molecular dynamics, finding that laser intensity controls the plasma coupling strength. By observing the destruction of collective effects, we determined sub-femtosecond collision frequencies for strongly coupled plasmas.
Keywords :
Electrons; Kinetic theory; Laser modes; Laser theory; Optical coupling; Physics; Plasma density; Plasma displays; Plasma temperature; Tellurium;
Conference_Titel :
Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference, 2007. QELS '07
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD, USA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-834-6
DOI :
10.1109/QELS.2007.4431351