A 50-EW/cm2 Ti:sapphire laser system for studying relativistic light-matter interactions

被引：52

作者：

Walker, BC

Tóth, C

Fittinghoff, DN

Guo, T

Kim, DE

Rose-Petruck, C

Squier, JA

Yamakawa, K

Wilson, KR

Barty, CPJ

机构：

[1] Univ Calif San Diego, Dept Chem & Biochem, La Jolla, CA 92093 USA

[2] Univ Calif San Diego, Inst Nonlinear Sci, La Jolla, CA 92093 USA

[3] Univ Calif San Diego, Dept Elect & Comp Engn, La Jolla, CA 92093 USA

[4] Univ Calif San Diego, Dept Appl Mech Engn Sci, La Jolla, CA 92093 USA

来源：

OPTICS EXPRESS | 1999年 / 5卷 / 10期

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D O I：

10.1364/OE.5.000196

中图分类号：

O43 [光学];

学科分类号：

070207 ; 0803 ;

摘要：

A 10-Hz repetition rate, 60-TW peak power, Ti:sapphire laser system was developed for use in experiments where relativistic effects dominate the physics. The temporal, spectral, energy and spatial characteristics of the laser pulses were measured in single shot format. The pulse duration ranged from 22 fs to 25 fs and the pulse energy averaged 1.3 J. Atomic photoionization measurements quantified the peak intensity of the laser pulse in situ. The measurements indicated an intensity of at least 5x10(19) W/cm(2) was produced. (C)1999 Optical Society of America.

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页码：196 / 202

页数：7

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