Extremely high-intensity laser interactions with fundamental<? format?> quantum systems

A Di Piazza, C Müller, KZ Hatsagortsyan… - Reviews of Modern Physics, 2012‏ - APS
The field of laser-matter interaction traditionally deals with the response of atoms, molecules,
and plasmas to an external light wave. However, the recent sustained technological …

Physics of laser-driven plasma-based electron accelerators

E Esarey, CB Schroeder, WP Leemans - Reviews of modern physics, 2009‏ - APS
Laser-driven plasma-based accelerators, which are capable of supporting fields in excess of
100 GV∕ m, are reviewed. This includes the laser wakefield accelerator, the plasma beat …

Above-threshold ionization: From classical features to quantum effects

W Becker, F Grasbon, R Kopold, DB Milošević… - Advances in Atomic …, 2002‏ - Elsevier
With the discovery of above-threshold ionization (ATI) by Agostini et al.(1979) intense-laser
atom physics entered the nonperturbative regime. These experiments recorded the …

Injection and trap** of tunnel-ionized electrons into laser-produced wakes

A Pak, KA Marsh, SF Martins, W Lu, WB Mori, C Joshi - Physical review letters, 2010‏ - APS
A method, which utilizes the large difference in ionization potentials between successive
ionization states of trace atoms, for injecting electrons into a laser-driven wakefield is …

Relativistic laser–plasma interactions

D Umstadter - Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics, 2003‏ - iopscience.iop.org
By focusing petawatt peak power laser light to intensities up to 10 21 W cm− 2, highly
relativistic plasmas can now be studied. The force exerted by light pulses with this extreme …

Review of physics and applications of relativistic plasmas driven by ultra-intense lasers

D Umstadter - Physics of Plasmas, 2001‏ - pubs.aip.org
As tabletop lasers continue to reach record levels of peak power, the interaction of light with
matter has crossed a new threshold, in which plasma electrons at the laser focus oscillate at …

Vacuum laser acceleration of relativistic electrons using plasma mirror injectors

M Thévenet, A Leblanc, S Kahaly, H Vincenti… - Nature Physics, 2016‏ - nature.com
Accelerating particles to relativistic energies over very short distances using lasers has been
a long-standing goal in physics. Among the various schemes proposed for electrons …

Electron injection and trap** in a laser wakefield by field ionization to high-charge states of gases

M Chen, ZM Sheng, YY Ma, J Zhang - Journal of applied physics, 2006‏ - pubs.aip.org
A scheme for electron injection into a laser wakefield is presented, which makes use of two
orthogonally directed laser pulses and a gaseous medium with a moderate or high atomic …

[PDF][PDF] High field physics and QED experiments at ELI-NP

P Mckenna, SPD Mangles, G Sarri… - Romanian reports in …, 2016‏ - attoworld.de
ELI-NP facility will enable for the first time the use of two 10 PW laser beams for quantum
electrodynamics (QED) experiments. The first beam will accelerate electrons to relativistic …

Ponderomotive laser acceleration and focusing in vacuum for generation of attosecond electron bunches

GV Stupakov, MS Zolotorev - Physical review letters, 2001‏ - APS
A novel approach for the generation of ultrabright attosecond electron bunches is proposed,
based on acceleration in vacuum, by a short laser pulse. The laser-pulse profile is tailored …