Transmission through highly overdense plasma slabs with a subpicosecond relativistic laser pulse

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

doi:10.1103/PhysRevLett.80.2326

Transmission through highly overdense plasma slabs with a subpicosecond relativistic laser pulse

J. Fuchs
, J. C. Adam
, F. Amiranoff
, S. D. Baton
, 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

Transmission of a subpicosecond relativistic laser pulse is observed through solid foils and preformed overcritical plasmas. Transmission rates near 10% for densities above 10×n_c are measured. A moderately relativistic strong threshold in intensity is found in order to observe this effect. The experimental results as well as preliminary particle-in-cell simulations suggest that for thin solid foils the observed transmission is explicable by rapid heating and expansion to transmissive conditions during the pulse. Self-induced transparency and hole boring processes apply to thicker preformed plasmas. These results have important implications in fast ignition for inertial confinement fusion.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	2326-2329
Number of pages	4
Journal	Physical Review Letters
Volume	80
Issue number	11
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.80.2326
Publication status	Published - 1 Jan 1998

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Fuchs, J., Adam, J. C., Amiranoff, F., Baton, S. D., Gallant, P., Gremillet, L., Héron, A., Kieffer, J. C., Laval, G., Malka, G., Miquel, J. L., Mora, P., Pépin, H., & Rousseaux, C. (1998). Transmission through highly overdense plasma slabs with a subpicosecond relativistic laser pulse. Physical Review Letters, 80(11), 2326-2329. https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.80.2326

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