Toward ultra high intensities laser plasma interaction on solid target at ALLS

ORAL

Abstract

We demonstrate the implementation of laser beam wavefront correction on the 200 TW laser system at the Advanced Laser Light Source facility. Ultra high intensities higher than 10$^{20}$ W.cm$^{-2}$ is reported. To our knowledge, this laser system is the first 100 TW scale to combine simultaneously ultra high intensity, higher than 10$^9$ laser pulse contrast ratio and 10 Hz high repetition rate. These characteristics are necessary to be able to implement practical high mean flux applications of secondary source resulting form the interaction of such high intensity laser pulse with solid targets. We will present the experimental program planned with this system next year.

Authors

  • Sylvain Fourmaux

    INRS-EMT, Canada, INRS-EMT

  • St\'ephane Payeur

    INRS-EMT

  • S\'ebastien Buffechoux

    INRS-EMT

  • Cristina Serbanescu

    INRS-EMT

  • Jean Claude Kieffer

    INRS-EMT