Speaker
Alexander Pukhov
(uni duesseldorf)
Description
We discuss relativistic laser interaction with overdense plasmas, where the laser pulse is incident parallel to the plasma surface, the so-called “peeler” regime [1]. The laser pulse impinges on an edge of a tape. The edge allows for an efficient conversion of the laser pulse into a surface plasma wave (SPW). The SPW peels off and accelerates electrons (tens of nC) from the target skin layer. They emit bright betatron radiation and lead to monoenergetic ion acceleration.
[1] X. F. Shen, A. Pukhov, B. Qiao Phys. Rev. X 11 041002
Primary authors
Alexander Pukhov
(uni duesseldorf)
Dr
Xiaofei Shen
(MPI for Nuclear Physics)
