Coulomb explosion of a cluster irradiated by a high intensity laser pulse

T. Esirkepov; R. Bingham; S. Bulanov; T. Honda; K. Nishihara; F. Pegoraro

doi:10.1017/S0263034600183211

Coulomb explosion of a cluster irradiated by a high intensity laser pulse

T. Esirkepov, R. Bingham, S. Bulanov, T. Honda, K. Nishihara, F. Pegoraro

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Clusters represent a new class of laser pulse targets which show both the properties of underdense and of overdense plasmas. We present analytical and numerical results (based on 2D- and 3D-PIC simulations) of the Coulomb explosion of the ion cloud that is formed when a cluster is irradiated by a high-intensity laser pulse. For laser pulse intensities in the range of 10²¹−10²² W/cm², the laser light can rip electrons from atoms almost instantaneously and can create a cloud made of an electrically nonneutral plasma. Ions can then be accelerated up to high energy during the Coulomb explosion of the cloud.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	503-506
Number of pages	4
Journal	Laser and Particle Beams
Volume	18
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1017/S0263034600183211
Publication status	Published - Jul 2000

Keywords

carrier concentration
computer simulation
electrons
irradiation
kinetic energy
plasma density
plasma interactions

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