Ultrahigh-intensity lasers: Physics of the extreme on a tabletop

被引：592

作者：

Mourou, GA ^{[1
]}

Barty, CPJ

Perry, MD

机构：

[1] Univ Michigan, NSF Ctr Ultrafast Opt Sci, Ann Arbor, MI 48109 USA

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

[3] Univ Calif Lawrence Livermore Natl Lab, Laser Sci & Technol Grp, Livermore, CA USA

来源：

PHYSICS TODAY | 1998年 / 51卷 / 01期

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D O I：

10.1063/1.882131

中图分类号：

O4 [物理学];

学科分类号：

0702 ;

摘要：

By stretching, amplifying and then compressing laser pulses, one can reach petawatt powers, gigagauss magnetic fields, terabar light pressures and 10(22) m/s(2) electron accelerations.

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页码：22 / 28

页数：7

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