Experimental study of laser penetration in overdense plasmas at relativistic intensities. I: Hole boring through preformed plasmas layers

J. Fuchs; J. C. Adam; F. Amiranoff; S. D. Baton; N. Blanchot; P. Gallant; L. Gremillet; A. Héron; J. C. Kieffer; G. Laval; G. Malka; J. L. Miquel; P. Mora; H. Pépin; C. Rousseaux

doi:10.1063/1.873527

Experimental study of laser penetration in overdense plasmas at relativistic intensities. I: Hole boring through preformed plasmas layers

J. Fuchs
, J. C. Adam
, F. Amiranoff
, S. D. Baton
, N. Blanchot
, P. Gallant
, L. Gremillet
, A. Héron
, J. C. Kieffer
, G. Laval
, G. Malka
, J. L. Miquel
, P. Mora
, H. Pépin
, C. Rousseaux

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Abstract

Propagation of a high-contrast subpicosecond (400-600 fs) relativistic (Iλ² up to 2×10¹⁹ W·cm^-2·μm²) laser pulse through long preformed overdense plasmas is experimentally studied. Transmission values up to 10% are measured in plasmas with initial peak densities above 10 ×n_c. We compare these results with one-dimensional (1D) analytical calculations of the hole boring effect. It is shown that the ponderomotive force of the laser beam can push forward the overdense plasma, create a channel, and lead to transmission levels similar to the experimental ones.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	2563-2568
Number of pages	6
Journal	Physics of Plasmas
Volume	6
Issue number	6
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1063/1.873527
Publication status	Published - 1 Jan 1999

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Fuchs, J., Adam, J. C., Amiranoff, F., Baton, S. D., Blanchot, N., Gallant, P., Gremillet, L., Héron, A., Kieffer, J. C., Laval, G., Malka, G., Miquel, J. L., Mora, P., Pépin, H., & Rousseaux, C. (1999). Experimental study of laser penetration in overdense plasmas at relativistic intensities. I: Hole boring through preformed plasmas layers. Physics of Plasmas, 6(6), 2563-2568. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.873527

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Experimental study of laser penetration in overdense plasmas at relativistic intensities. I: Hole boring through preformed plasmas layers

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