Possibility of ultrahigh shock-pulse generation by radiation pressure of superintense femtosecond light bursts

Sergei A. Akhmanov; Vitalyi E. Gusev

doi:10.1117/12.60670

10 June 1992 Possibility of ultrahigh shock-pulse generation by radiation pressure of superintense femtosecond light bursts

Sergei A. Akhmanov, Vitalyi E. Gusev

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Proceedings Volume 1800, Superintense Laser Fields: Generation, Interaction with Matter, and X-Ray Sources; (1992) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.60670
Event: Superintense Laser Fields: Generation, Interaction with Matter, and X-Ray Sources, 1991, St. Petersburg, Russian Federation

Abstract

The conditions for shock-wave generation by UV light pressure are examined. It is shown that in the nonrelativistic regime of laser intensities 7 10¹⁸ W/cm² < I < 7 10²⁰ W/cm² the radiation pressure can exceed thermokinetical pressure of hot electrons. In a time scale less than 10 fs, the formation of shock-pulse with Gbar pressure can be achieved.

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Sergei A. Akhmanov and Vitalyi E. Gusev "Possibility of ultrahigh shock-pulse generation by radiation pressure of superintense femtosecond light bursts", Proc. SPIE 1800, Superintense Laser Fields: Generation, Interaction with Matter, and X-Ray Sources, (10 June 1992); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.60670

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