DocumentCode
2874528
Title
X-ray and proton measurements from Petawatt laser interactions
Author
Patel, P.K. ; Mackinnon, A.J. ; Heathcote, R. ; Foord, M.E. ; Gregori, G. ; Key, MH ; King, J.A. ; Moon, S. ; Park, H.S. ; Pasley, J. ; Theobald, W. ; Town, R. ; Maren, R. Van ; Wilks, SC ; Zhang, B.
Author_Institution
Lawrence Livermore Nat. Lab., Livermore, CA
fYear
2006
fDate
21-26 May 2006
Firstpage
1
Lastpage
1
Abstract
We describe measurements characterizing the interaction of ultra-high intensity Petawatt laser pulses with solid targets. Experiments were performed on the Petawatt laser at RAL, and the Titan laser at LLNL.
Keywords
high-speed optical techniques; laser beam effects; proton detection; LLNL; Petawatt laser interactions; proton measurements; x-ray measurements; Acceleration; Chirp; Laser beams; Laser theory; Optical pulse generation; Optical pulses; Protons; Pulse amplifiers; Structural beams; X-ray lasers; (000.2190) Experimental physics; (140.7090) Ultrafast lasers;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2006 and 2006 Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference. CLEO/QELS 2006. Conference on
Conference_Location
Long Beach, CA
Print_ISBN
978-1-55752-813-1
Electronic_ISBN
978-1-55752-813-1
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/CLEO.2006.4628446
Filename
4628446
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