ePubs

The open archive for STFC research publications

Full Record Details

Persistent URL	http://purl.org/net/epubs/work/37279
Record Status	Checked
Record Id	37279
Title	Impulsive electric fields driven by high-intensity laser matter interactions
Contributors	M Borghesi, S Kar, L Romagnani, T Toncian, P Antici, P Audebert, E Brambrink, F Ceccherini, CA Cecchetti, J Fuchs, M Galimberti, LA Gizzi, T Grismayer, T Lyseikina, R Jung, A Macchi, P Mora, J Osterholtz, A Schiavi, O Willi
Abstract	The interaction of high-intensity laser pulses with matter releases instantaneously Ultra-large currents of highly energetic electrons, leading to the generation of highly-transient, large-amplitude electric and magnetic fields. We report results of recent experiments in which Such charge dynamics have been studied by using proton probing techniques able to provide maps of the electrostatic fields with high spatial and temporal resolution. The dynamics of ponderomotive channeling in underdense plasmas have been Studied in this way, as also the processes of Debye sheath formation and MeV ion front expansion at the rear of laser-irradiated thin metallic foils. Laser-driven impulsive fields at the surface of solid targets can be applied for energy-selective ion beam focusing.
Organisation	CCLRC , CLF
Keywords	GENERATION , PULSE , PLASMA INTERACTION , PROTONS , CLF 2006-2007
Funding Information
Related Research Object(s):
Licence Information:
Language	English (EN)

Type	Details	URI(s)	Local file(s)	Year
Journal Article	Laser Part Beams 25, no. 1 (2006): 161-167.	doi:10.1017/S0263034607070218		2006