Abstract
An optical trap capable of confining hot, extremely high density plasmas was discussed. The optical trap of potential depth ≅ 350 keV was created using two interfering terawatt-class femtosecond laser pulses. Thomson scattering, Raman scattering and computer simulation studied indicated a high degree of electron bunching, which caused the plasma density to peak up to 10 times the background density.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 2093-2099 |
Number of pages | 7 |
Journal | Physics of Plasmas |
Volume | 10 |
Issue number | 5 II |
DOIs | |
State | Published - May 2003 |
Externally published | Yes |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Condensed Matter Physics