Control of the propagation of intense laser pulses in gas for laser plasma acceleration

• Autorzy: Giulietti D. , Cecchetti C. A. , Drenska N. V. , Faccini N. , Gatti C. , Gatti G. , Giulietti A. , Gizzi L. , Labate L. , Levato T. , Martellotti S. , Pathak N. , Valente P.
• Konferencja: International Conference on Research and Applications of Plasmas, Plasma-2011, 12-16 September 2011, Warsaw, Poland
• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

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The role of the propagation mechanisms of intense and ultra-short laser pulses in gas is presented, as well as the first results of the laser plasma acceleration (LPA) tests at Frascati National Laboratories (INFN), in the frame of NTA-PLASMONX project.

Słowa kluczowe

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intense laser pulses; ultra-short laser pulse; laser plasma; plasma acceleration

• Wydawca: Institute of Nuclear Chemistry and Technology
• Czasopismo: Nukleonika
• Rocznik: 2012
• Tom: Vol. 57, No. 2
• Strony: 221--225
• Opis fizyczny: Bibliogr. 15 poz., rys.

Twórcy

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Giulietti D.

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Cecchetti C. A.

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Drenska N. V.

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Faccini N.

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Gatti C.

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Gatti G.

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Giulietti A.

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Gizzi L.

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Labate L.

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Levato T.

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Martellotti S.

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Pathak N.

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Valente P.

• Physics Department of the University and National Institute of Nuclear Physics (INFN), Pisa, Italy and Intense Laser Irradiation Laboratory (ILIL), Istituto Nazionale di Ottica, UOS Adriano Gozzini, CNR, Pisa, Italy, Tel.: [phone], Fax: +39,

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