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Relativistic intensity laser interactions with low-density plasmas

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© Published under licence by IOP Publishing Ltd. We perform relativistic-intensity laser experiments using the Omega EP laser to investigate channeling phenomena and particle acceleration in underdense plasmas. A fundamental understanding of these processes is of importance to the hole-boring fast ignition scheme for inertial confinement fusion. Proton probing was used to image the electromagnetic fields formed as the Omega EP laser pulse generated a channel through underdense plasma. Filamentation of the channel was observed, followed by self-correction into a single channel. The channel radius as a function of time was found to be in reasonable agreement with momentum- conserving snowplough models.
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Published
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10.1088/1742-6596/688/1/012126

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IOP Publishing
Host title:
Journal of Physics: Conference Series
Volume:
688
Issue:
1
Pages:
012126-012126
Publication date:
2016-04-01
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1742-6596
ISSN:
1742-6588


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pubs:620598
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uuid:0c5907f7-29f5-4307-a6e6-fbc12c54c715
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pubs:620598
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620598
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2016-05-24

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