Theory of light sail acceleration by intense lasers: an overview. (1st April 2014)
- Record Type:
- Journal Article
- Title:
- Theory of light sail acceleration by intense lasers: an overview. (1st April 2014)
- Main Title:
- Theory of light sail acceleration by intense lasers: an overview
- Authors:
- Macchi, Andrea
- Abstract:
- Abstract: A short overview of the theory of acceleration of thin foils driven by the radiation pressure of superintense lasers is presented. A simple criterion for radiation pressure dominance at intensities around $5 \times 10^{20}\ \mbox{W cm}^{-2}$ is given, and the possibility for fast energy gain in the relativistic regime is discussed.
- Is Part Of:
- High power laser science and engineering. Volume 2 (2014)
- Journal:
- High power laser science and engineering
- Issue:
- Volume 2 (2014)
- Issue Display:
- Volume 2, Issue 2014 (2014)
- Year:
- 2014
- Volume:
- 2
- Issue:
- 2014
- Issue Sort Value:
- 2014-0002-2014-0000
- Page Start:
- Page End:
- Publication Date:
- 2014-04-01
- Subjects:
- light sail, -- radiation pressure, -- laser–plasma acceleration of electrons and ions, -- laser-driven acceleration
High power lasers -- Periodicals
621.366 - Journal URLs:
- http://journals.cambridge.org/action/displayJournal?jid=HPL ↗
- DOI:
- 10.1017/hpl.2014.13 ↗
- Languages:
- English
- ISSNs:
- 2095-4719
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- Legaldeposit
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