Experimental evidence of photon acceleration of ultrashort laser pulses in relativistic ionization fronts

被引:99
作者
Dias, JM
Stenz, C
Lopes, N
Badiche, X
Blasco, F
DosSantos, A
Silva, LOE
Mysyrowicz, A
Antonetti, A
Mendonca, JT
机构
[1] UNIV ORLEANS,GREMI,ORLEANS,FRANCE
[2] ECOLE POLYTECH,CNRS,LOA,ENSTA,F-91120 PALAISEAU,FRANCE
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10.1103/PhysRevLett.78.4773
中图分类号
O4 [物理学];
学科分类号
0702 ;
摘要
The frequency up-shifts of ultrashort laser pulses (65 fs) propagating in opposite directions (20 degrees and 160 degrees) with respect to a relativistic ionization front (interface gas plasma) are measured for the first time. Up-shifts of the order of 25 nm are observed. A very good agreement is found with a two-dimensional ray-tracing theory.
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页码:4773 / 4776
页数:4
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