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Relativistic channel formation with different pulse durations

Sjögren, Anders LU ; Mauritsson, Johan LU orcid ; Delfin, C. ; Lokhnygin, V. ; Wahlström, Claes-Göran LU ; Pukhov, A. and Tsakiris, G.D. (2002) Superstrong Fields in Plasmas. Second International Conference on Superstrong Fields in Plasmas 611. p.119-125
Abstract
Relativistic channels are generated in an under-dense plasma by means of subpicosecond laser pulses. The channel extension is characterized via the Thomson-scattered light and the impact of the laser pulse duration and chirp are studied. It is shown that, under certain conditions, the channel extends further when the pulse duration is increased. This is in contrast to many earlier reports, where the channel grows with increasing laser power. Some theoretical arguments are presented to support the experimental findings. The number of electrons, accelerated in the forward direction, and their energies are assessed. In some cases, it is found that the channel divides and the fragments extend in different directions. This raises the question... (More)
Relativistic channels are generated in an under-dense plasma by means of subpicosecond laser pulses. The channel extension is characterized via the Thomson-scattered light and the impact of the laser pulse duration and chirp are studied. It is shown that, under certain conditions, the channel extends further when the pulse duration is increased. This is in contrast to many earlier reports, where the channel grows with increasing laser power. Some theoretical arguments are presented to support the experimental findings. The number of electrons, accelerated in the forward direction, and their energies are assessed. In some cases, it is found that the channel divides and the fragments extend in different directions. This raises the question if, and how, the channel formation can be externally manipulated (Less)
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keywords
laser pulse duration, Thomson-scattered light, channel extension, subpicosecond laser pulses, underdense plasma, relativistic channel formation, pulse duration
host publication
AIP Conference Proceedings
volume
611
pages
119 - 125
publisher
American Institute of Physics (AIP)
conference name
Superstrong Fields in Plasmas. Second International Conference on Superstrong Fields in Plasmas
conference location
Varenna, Italy
conference dates
2001-08-27 - 2001-09-01
external identifiers
  • wos:000176151800013
  • other:CODEN: APCPCS
ISSN
1551-7616
0094-243X
DOI
10.1063/1.1470295
language
English
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  author       = {{Sjögren, Anders and Mauritsson, Johan and Delfin, C. and Lokhnygin, V. and Wahlström, Claes-Göran and Pukhov, A. and Tsakiris, G.D.}},
  booktitle    = {{AIP Conference Proceedings}},
  issn         = {{1551-7616}},
  keywords     = {{laser pulse duration; Thomson-scattered light; channel extension; subpicosecond laser pulses; underdense plasma; relativistic channel formation; pulse duration}},
  language     = {{eng}},
  pages        = {{119--125}},
  publisher    = {{American Institute of Physics (AIP)}},
  title        = {{Relativistic channel formation with different pulse durations}},
  url          = {{http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.1470295}},
  doi          = {{10.1063/1.1470295}},
  volume       = {{611}},
  year         = {{2002}},
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