Optics in Relativistic Plasmas

本程序致力于对超短激光脉冲在气体介质中传输产生的相对论等离子体的光学性质进行实验研究。脉冲的强度超过1019W/cm2，从而进入了一个新的高场激光与物质相互作用的区域，这可以在桌面布置中实现。这项工作将利用超快光学科学中心的激光技术，并通过NSF/能源部在基础等离子体科学和工程方面的合作伙伴关系提供支持。

This program concentrates on an experimental study of the optics of relativistic plasmas produced by the propagation of an ultrashort laser pulse through a gaseous medium. The pulse reaches intensities exceeding 1019 Watt/cm2, thus entering a new regime of high-field laser-matter interactions that can be attained in a table-top arrangement. The work will take advantage of the laser technology of the Center for Ultrafast Optical Science and is supported through the NSF/DoE Partnership in Basic Plasma Science and Engineering.