Achieving extreme light intensities using relativistic plasma mirrors
Plasma Physics
2019-09-11 v1 Computational Physics
Abstract
In this letter, cutting-edge 3D Particle-In-Cell simulations are used to demonstrate that so-called relativistic plasma mirrors irradiated by PetaWatt (PW) lasers and naturally curved by laser radiation pressure can be used to tightly focus Doppler-generated harmonics to extreme intensities between . Those simulations are then employed to develop and validate a general 3D model of harmonic focusing by a curved relativistic plasma mirror. Finally, the insight gained from this model is used to propose novel all-optical techniques that would further increase the plasma mirror curvature with the ultimate goal of approaching the Schwinger limit.
Cite
@article{arxiv.1812.05357,
title = {Achieving extreme light intensities using relativistic plasma mirrors},
author = {Henri Vincenti},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1812.05357},
year = {2019}
}
Comments
5 pages, 4 figures