Optimizing laser focal spot size using self-focusing in a cone-guided fast-ignition ICF target
Oriza Kamboj, Harjit Singh Ghotra, Vishal Thakur, J. Pasley, Niti Kant
Topics & Concepts
Inertial confinement fusionLaserOpticsPhysicsBeam parameter productIgnition systemLaser beam qualityPlasmaParaxial approximationSelf-focusingBeam (structure)Laser beamsQuantum mechanicsThermodynamicsLaser-Plasma Interactions and DiagnosticsLaser-Matter Interactions and ApplicationsLaser Design and Applications