Studies of Collisional and Nonlinear Radiative Processes for Development of Coherent UV and XUV Sources
Abstract
A laboratory means for the generation of ultrahigh energy density states of matter, corresponding approximately to 0.1 - 1.0 W/atom at solid density, is currently under development. This enables the production, in a convenient laboratory environment, of energy densities comparable to those occurring in the thermonuclear environments and stellar interiors. The method being developed involves a unique combination of three basic elements. They are (a) a new extremely high-peak-power ultraviolet laser technology (femtosecond rare gas halogen systems), (b) energy deposition stemming from high-order multiphoton processes, and (c) a mode of channeled propagation that arises in the strong-field regime. The compatibility of these three independent considerations is a key and unique feature of the approach. The use of this technology will permit the study of new realms of atomic phenomena.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Nov 17, 1988
- Accession Number
- ADA205197
Entities
People
- Charles K. Rhodes
- Keith Boyer
- Ting S. Luk
Organizations
- University of Illinois at Chicago