3 papers
physics.optics2020
Plasma mirrors as a path to the Schwinger limit
L. Chopineau, A. Denoeud, A. Leblanc +4
Reaching light intensities above W/cm and up to the Schwinger limit ( W/cm) would enable testing decades-old fundamental predictions of Quantum Elect…
physics.plasm-ph2020
Interaction of ultraintense radially-polarized laser pulses with plasma mirrors
N. Zaïm, D. Guénot, L. Chopineau +5
We present experimental results of vacuum laser acceleration (VLA) of electrons using radially polarized laser pulses interacting with a plasma mirror. Tightly focused radially pol…
physics.plasm-ph2018
Identification of coupling mechanisms between ultraintense laser light and dense plasmas
L. Chopineau, A. Leblanc, G. Blaclard +7
The interaction of intense laser beams with plasmas created on solid targets involves a rich non-linear physics. Because such dense plasmas are reflective for laser light, the coup…