Characterization of ionization fronts by photon acceleration

Jose M. B. Dias; N. C. Lopes; G. Figueira; L. Oliveira e Silva; J. T. Mendonca; C. Stenz; A. Dos Santos; Andre Mysyrowicz

doi:10.1117/12.425543

23 April 2001 Characterization of ionization fronts by photon acceleration

Jose M. B. Dias, N. C. Lopes, G. Figueira, L. Oliveira e Silva, J. T. Mendonca, C. Stenz, A. Dos Santos, Andre Mysyrowicz

Author Affiliations +

Proceedings Volume 4424, ECLIM 2000: 26th European Conference on Laser Interaction with Matter; (2001) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.425543
Event: 26th European Conference on Laser Interaction with Matter (ECLIM 2000), 2000, Prague, Czech Republic

Abstract

New results from the interaction of ultra short laser pulses with ionization fronts are presented. The frequency up- shifts, due to photon acceleration, were obtained in a co- and counter propagation scheme. The different levels of frequency up-shift observed give us not only the overall plasma density but also information about the fine structure of the ionization font. The correlation between the interaction lengths for co- and counter-propagation, with the longitudinal and transverse dimensions of the ionization front is also discussed. Those result clearly show the capability of using photon acceleration phenomena to fully characterize a relativistic ionization front.

Citation Download Citation

Jose M. B. Dias, N. C. Lopes, G. Figueira, L. Oliveira e Silva, J. T. Mendonca, C. Stenz, A. Dos Santos, and Andre Mysyrowicz "Characterization of ionization fronts by photon acceleration", Proc. SPIE 4424, ECLIM 2000: 26th European Conference on Laser Interaction with Matter, (23 April 2001); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.425543

ACCESS THE FULL ARTICLE

INSTITUTIONAL
Select your institution to access the SPIE Digital Library.

SELECT YOUR INSTITUTION

PERSONAL
Sign in with your SPIE account to access your personal subscriptions or to use specific features such as save to my library, sign up for alerts, save searches, etc.

PERSONAL SIGN IN

No SPIE Account? Create one

PURCHASE THIS CONTENT

SUBSCRIBE TO DIGITAL LIBRARY

50 downloads per 1-year subscription

Members: $195

Non-members: $335 ADD TO CART

25 downloads per 1 - year subscription

Members: $145

Non-members: $250 ADD TO CART

PURCHASE SINGLE ARTICLE

Includes PDF, HTML & Video, when available