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Efficient attosecond phenomena in the relativistic λ3 regime

  • University of Michigan
  • Laboratory d'Optique Appliquée, ENSTA, CNRS-École Polytechnique

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Abstract

Particle-in-cell simulations of relativistically strong laser pulses interacting with overdense plasma targets predict that coherent motion of electrons leads to the efficient generation of strong attosecond electromagnetic pulses and dense attosecond electron bunches. The optimal conditions for these attosecond phenomena are achieved in the λ3 regime, when few-cycle laser pulses are focused to a wavelength-limited spot, producing maximal intensity and maximal gradients with a given energy. The natural synchronism of these attosecond phenomena should enable a kind of relativistic attosecond optoelectronics.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationSUPERSTRONG FIELDS IN PLASMAS
Subtitle of host publication3rd International Conference on Superstrong Fields in Plasmas
Pages65-73
Number of pages9
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 7 Apr 2006
Event3rd International Conference on Superstrong Fields in Plasmas - Varenna, Italy
Duration: 19 Sept 200524 Sept 2005

Publication series

NameAIP Conference Proceedings
Volume827
ISSN (Print)0094-243X
ISSN (Electronic)1551-7616

Conference

Conference3rd International Conference on Superstrong Fields in Plasmas
Country/TerritoryItaly
CityVarenna
Period19/09/0524/09/05

Keywords

  • Laser-plasma acceleration of electrons
  • Optical pulse generation and pulse compression
  • Particle-in-cell simulation
  • Relativistic plasma
  • Ultrafast processes

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