Macroscopic evidence of soliton formation in multiterawatt laser-plasma interaction

M. Borghesi; S. Bulanov; D. H. Campbell; R. J. Clarke; T. Zh Esirkepov; M. Galimberti; L. A. Gizzi; A. J. MacKinnon; N. M. Naumova; F. Pegoraro; H. Ruhl; A. Schiavi; O. Willi

Macroscopic evidence of soliton formation in multiterawatt laser-plasma interaction

M. Borghesi
, S. Bulanov
, D. H. Campbell
, R. J. Clarke
, T. Zh Esirkepov
, M. Galimberti
, L. A. Gizzi
, A. J. MacKinnon
, N. M. Naumova
, F. Pegoraro
, H. Ruhl
, A. Schiavi
, O. Willi

Queen's University of Belfast
Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf
Prokhorov General Physics Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
Imperial College London
Central Laser Facility
Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology
Ev-K2-CNR Committee
Max-Born-Institute
University of Pisa

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Abstract

The experimental observation of bubblelike structures in proton images of laser-produced plasmas were reported. The plasmas were interpreted as the macroscopic remnants of solitons formed in the interaction with the ultraintense pulse. The bubbles appeared as the protons were deflected away by the localized electric field in correspondence of the cavitated areas. The interpretation was supported by computational and analytical results using particle-in-cell simulations.

Original language	English
Article number	135002
Pages (from-to)	1350021-1350024
Number of pages	4
Journal	Physical Review Letters
Volume	88
Issue number	13
Publication status	Published - 1 Apr 2002
Externally published	Yes

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Macroscopic evidence of soliton formation in multiterawatt laser-plasma interaction

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