| Numéro |
J. Phys. IV France
Volume 133, June 2006
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| Page(s) | 967 - 971 | |
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.1051/jp4:2006133194 | |
| Publié en ligne | 16 juin 2006 | |
Inertial Fusion Sciences and Applications 2005
J.-C. Gauthier, et al.
J. Phys. IV France 133 (2006) 967-971
DOI: 10.1051/jp4:2006133194
1 Department of Physics, University of Nevada, Reno, Nevada, USA
2 Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore, California, USA
© EDP Sciences 2006
J.-C. Gauthier, et al.
J. Phys. IV France 133 (2006) 967-971
DOI: 10.1051/jp4:2006133194
Modeling of ultra-fast ionization dynamics in intense short pulse laser-solid interaction
A.J. Kemp1, Y. Sentoku1, T.E. Cowan1, V. Sotnikov1 and S.C. Wilks21 Department of Physics, University of Nevada, Reno, Nevada, USA
2 Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore, California, USA
Abstract
We investigate energy transfer from laser-generated hot electrons to thermal cold
electrons in solid targets at relativistic laser intensities,
using analytical methods and numerical particle simulations. We find
that (1) there can be a competition between two interdependent processes, i.e.
energy transfer via a collisionless Langmuir turbulence and binary
Coulomb collisions, and (2) there can be a significant effect of
collisions in slowing down or even completely suppressing Langmuir
turbulence, depending on the plasma parameters of the background
plasma.
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