| EPSRC Reference: |
GR/L04436/01 |
| Title: |
STUDY OF THE INTERACTION OF HIGH INTENSITY LASER PULSES WITH PLASMAS IN THE STRONGLY RELATIVISTIC REGIME |
| Principal Investigator: |
Willi, Professor O |
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Physics |
| Organisation: |
Imperial College London |
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Standard Research (Pre-FEC) |
| Starts: |
30 April 1997 |
Ends: |
29 October 2000 |
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172,621
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The propagation and interaction of ultra-intense short laser pulses with plasmas and solid targets will be studied in the strongly relativistic regime. In particular the proposed programme involves the investigation of whole beam self-focusing, channel formation, overdense propagation and magnetic field generation in plasmas where the laser-plasma interaction is dominated by the relativistic quiver motion of the electrons. In addition the absorption of short wavelength ultra-short laser pulses in solid targets will be measured at intensities around 1x10 (to the 19) Wcm (to the -2).
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