Single-shot probing of sub-picosecond solid-to-overdense-plasma dynamics

Kunjian Dai; Qingzhe Cui; Jinwei Zhang

doi:10.1038/s41377-024-01501-6

Light: Science & Applications (Jul 2024)

Single-shot probing of sub-picosecond solid-to-overdense-plasma dynamics

Kunjian Dai,
Qingzhe Cui,
Jinwei Zhang

Affiliations

Kunjian Dai: School of Optical and Electronic Information and Wuhan National Laboratory for Optoelectronics, Huazhong University of Science and Technology
Qingzhe Cui: School of Optical and Electronic Information and Wuhan National Laboratory for Optoelectronics, Huazhong University of Science and Technology
Jinwei Zhang: School of Optical and Electronic Information and Wuhan National Laboratory for Optoelectronics, Huazhong University of Science and Technology

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41377-024-01501-6
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 13, no. 1
pp. 1 – 3

Abstract

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Abstract A single-shot near-infrared probing method has been developed to characterize the formation and evolution of the pre-plasma dynamics over sub-picosecond timescales, which is essential for the societal applications of laser-accelerated ion technologies.

Published in Light: Science & Applications

ISSN: 2047-7538 (Online)
Publisher: Nature Publishing Group
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Technology: Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General): Applied optics. Photonics; Science: Physics: Optics. Light
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