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arxiv: physics/0002017 · v1 · submitted 2000-02-08 · ⚛️ physics.plasm-ph · physics.atom-ph· physics.optics

"Single-cycle" ionization effects in laser-matter interaction

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keywords ionizationeffectsinteractionsingle-cycleablecreatedensedensity
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We investigate numerically effects related to ``single-cycle'' ionization of dense matter by an ultra-short laser pulse. The strongly non-adiabatic response of electrons leads to generation of a megagauss steady magnetic field in laser-solid interaction. By using two-beam interference, it is possible to create periodic density structures able to trap light and to generate relativistic ionization fronts

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