Title :
High energy density science with high peak power light sources
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Phys., Univ. of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX, USA
Abstract :
High energy density (HED) science is a growing sub-field of plasma and condensed matter physics. I will examine how recent technological developments in high peak power, petawatt-class lasers and x-ray FELs have impacted research in HED physics.
Keywords :
light sources; condensed matter physics; high energy density science; high peak power light sources; plasma physics; Free electron lasers; Laser theory; Light sources; Optical pulses; Physics; Plasma density; Plasma properties; Plasma temperature; Power lasers; X-ray lasers;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO) and Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference (QELS), 2010 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-890-2
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-55752-890-2
