Interaction of plasmas with intense lasers
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Kruer, W.L.
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1999-03
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Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
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The interaction of plasmas with intense lasers is an excellent example of how different fields of physics are inter-connected. Invention of the laser and its ongoing development has allowed the creation and study of high temperature, dense matter in the laboratory. The results both advance the underlying plasma science and are relevant to many fields ranging from astrophysics to fusion and nonlinear physics. A brief overview of the interaction physics is given. Selected topics are discussed to illustrate the exciting progress in experimental, theoretical and computational investigations with focussed laser intensities up to 10(21) W/cm(2).
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35 p.
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W.L. Kruer, "Interaction plasmas with intense lasers," 1999 Centennial Meeting, Atlanta, GA
March 20-26, 1999, 35 p. (Preprint)
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This publication is a work of the U.S. Government as defined in Title 17, United States Code, Section 101. Copyright protection is not available for this work in the United States.