14. W. J. Ding, “High Power Laser-plasma Interaction and Plasma Simulation”, SUTD Science and Math Seminar Series, 10 Nov 2018
Abstract:
Pulsed lasers delivering intensities I>1013W/cm2 are unique tools for concentrating energy into matter, which is soon brought to the plasma state. The interaction of laser light with a plasma proved an extremely rich topic, with many applications. The introduction of chirped pulse amplification (CPA, Novel prize in physics 2018) technique has made sub-picosecond laser pulse with intensity 10^17 -10^25W/cm2, opened new frontiers in laser-plasma investigations. Particle (electron and ion) accelerator, inertial confinement fusion (ICF), attosecond pulse, novel radiation sources (e.g. THz radiation) are among them, which will be briefly introduced in this talk. Particle-in-cell simulation, an extensively used FDTD (Finite Difference Time Domain) method in plasma physics will be shown as well.
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