Ellipsoidal plasma mirror focusing of high power laser pulses to ultra-high intensities
(2016)
Journal Article
Wilson, R., King, M., Gray, R., Carroll, D., Dance, R., Armstrong, C., …McKenna, P. (2016). Ellipsoidal plasma mirror focusing of high power laser pulses to ultra-high intensities. Physics of Plasmas, 23(3), Article 033106. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4943200
The design and development of an ellipsoidal F/1 focusing plasmamirror capable of increasing the peak intensity achievable on petawatt level laser systems to is presented. A factor of 2.5 reduction in the focal spot size is achieved when compared to... Read More about Ellipsoidal plasma mirror focusing of high power laser pulses to ultra-high intensities.