TRANSPARENCY OPACITY OF A SOLID TARGET ILLUMINATED BY AN ULTRAHIGH-INTENSITY LASER-PULSE

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作者
LEFEBVRE, E
BONNAUD, G
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[1] Commissariat à l'Energie Atomique, Centre d'Etudes de Limeil-Valenton
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10.1103/PhysRevLett.74.2002
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O4 [物理学];
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0702 ;
摘要
By means of one-dimensional particle-in-cell simulations of an ultraintense electromagnetic wave normally incident on an overdense plasma, the transition from a regime of wave reflection to one of penetration is observed, when laser irradiance is increased. Both cases display Doppler-redshifted backscattered light originating from a moving surface. The irradiance threshold for the transition is given as a function of electron density. The energy reflected and the kinetic energies in both electrons and ions are provided. © 1995 The American Physical Society.
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