Model for the boring of ultraintense lasers into overdense plasmas

被引:18
作者
Yu, W [1 ]
Yu, MY
Zhang, J
Xu, Z
机构
[1] Ruhr Univ Bochum, Inst Theoret Phys 1, D-44780 Bochum, Germany
[2] Shanghai Inst Opt & Fine Mech, Shanghai 201800, Peoples R China
[3] Univ Oxford, Dept Phys, Oxford OX1 3PU, England
来源
PHYSICAL REVIEW E | 1998年 / 58卷 / 05期
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D O I
10.1103/PhysRevE.58.6553
中图分类号
O35 [流体力学]; O53 [等离子体物理学];
学科分类号
070204 ; 080103 ; 080704 ;
摘要
A simple piston model for the boring of ultraintense lasers into overdense plasmas is proposed. The hydrodynamic behavior of the laser-irradiated plasma is then determined in a self-consistent manner. Scaling laws for the parameters characterizing the laser penetration, shock propagation. and shock-compressed plasma are presented. [S1063-651X(98)13511-0].
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页码:6553 / 6556
页数:4
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