A Novel Femtosecond-Gated, High-Resolution, Frequency-Shifted Shearing Interferometry Technique for Probing Pre-Plasma Expansion in Ultra-Intense Laser Experiments

S. Feister, J. A. Nees, J. T. Morrison +4

Ultra-intense laser-matter interaction experiments (>10${}^{18}$ W/cm${}^2$) with dense targets are highly sensitive to the effect of laser "noise" (in the form of pre-pulses) preced…