Developments in Relativistic Nonlinear Optics
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چکیده
We report recent results of experiments and simulations in the regime of peak laser intensities above 10 W/cm, including the following topics: (1) electron and proton acceleration to energies in excess of 10 MeV in well collimated beams; (2) use of laser chirp to control the growth of plasma waves and acceleration of electrons by the Raman instability; (3) all optical injection and acceleration of electrons; (4) relativistic self-focusing by means of the mutual index of refraction of two overlapping laser pulses; (5) creation of a radioisotope by the reaction B(d,n)C; (6) high-order harmonic generation from relativistic free electrons in an underdense plasma.
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