• DocumentCode
    3272938
  • Title

    The observation of self-channeling of a relativistically-intense laser pulse in an underdense plasma

  • Author

    Clayton, C.E. ; Muggli, P. ; Gordon, D. ; Tzeng, K.-C. ; Mori, W.B. ; Joshi, C. ; Modena, A. ; Najmudin, Z. ; Dangor, A.E. ; Malka, V. ; Neely, D.

  • Author_Institution
    California Univ., Los Angeles, CA, USA
  • Volume
    2
  • fYear
    1997
  • fDate
    10-13 Nov 1997
  • Firstpage
    514
  • Abstract
    Four spatial/spectral imaging diagnostics show relativistic self-channeling of a 25 TW, 1 ps laser pulse limited only by the length of the gas-jet target. Collective scattering of a probe beam provides a spectrally-resolved image of large-amplitude plasma waves indicating an intensity >1018 W/cm2 at 4 mm from the laser focus
  • Keywords
    channelling; laser beams; plasma diagnostics; plasma light propagation; plasma waves; relativistic plasmas; 1 ps; 25 TW; collective scattering; gas jet target; large-amplitude plasma waves; laser pulse; probe diagnostics; relativistic self-channeling; spatial imaging; spectral imaging; underdense plasma; Electrons; Gas lasers; Laser fusion; Optical imaging; Optical pulses; Optical scattering; Plasma density; Plasma diagnostics; Programmable logic arrays; X-ray lasers;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Lasers and Electro-Optics Society Annual Meeting, 1997. LEOS '97 10th Annual Meeting. Conference Proceedings., IEEE
  • Conference_Location
    San Francisco, CA
  • ISSN
    1092-8081
  • Print_ISBN
    0-7803-3895-2
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/LEOS.1997.645545
  • Filename
    645545
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=3272938