Strong field physics pursued with petawatt lasers
Vishwa Bandhu Pathak, Seong Ku Lee, Ki Hong Pae, Calin Ioan Hojbota, Chul Min Kim, Chang Hee Nam
Abstract
Abstract Recent ultra-short high-power lasers can provide ultra-high laser intensity over 10 22 W/cm 2 . Laser fields of such extreme strengths instantaneously turn matter into plasma, which exhibits relativistic collective dynamics, thereby leading to unprecedented physical systems with potential breakthrough applications. In this article, we introduce the basic concepts and trace the progress in ultra-high intensity laser development and relativistic laser-plasma interactions, including laser-driven charged particle acceleration.
Topics & Concepts
LaserPhysicsPlasmaParticle accelerationAccelerationField (mathematics)OpticsEngineering physicsQuantum mechanicsMathematicsPure mathematicsLaser-Plasma Interactions and DiagnosticsLaser-Matter Interactions and ApplicationsAtomic and Molecular Physics