Nature Communications (Feb 2018)

Plasma density limits for hole boring by intense laser pulses

  • Natsumi Iwata,
  • Sadaoki Kojima,
  • Yasuhiko Sentoku,
  • Masayasu Hata,
  • Kunioki Mima

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-018-02829-5
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 9, no. 1
pp. 1 – 7

Abstract

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Different energy transport mechanisms come into play when intense laser pulses interact with dense plasma. Here the authors provide a limit on the plasma density reachable with an intense laser and an insight into the hole boring process.