Achieving extreme light intensities using relativistic plasma mirrors
arXiv:1812.05357 · doi:10.1103/PhysRevLett.123.105001
Abstract
In this letter, cutting-edge 3D Particle-In-Cell simulations are used to demonstrate that so-called relativistic plasma mirrors irradiated by PetaWatt (PW) lasers and naturally curved by laser radiation pressure can be used to tightly focus Doppler-generated harmonics to extreme intensities between . Those simulations are then employed to develop and validate a general 3D model of harmonic focusing by a curved relativistic plasma mirror. Finally, the insight gained from this model is used to propose novel all-optical techniques that would further increase the plasma mirror curvature with the ultimate goal of approaching the Schwinger limit.
arXiv comment5 pages, 4 figures
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