Macroscopic evidence of soliton formation in multiterawatt laser-plasma interaction

Marco Borghesi; S. Bulanov; D.H. Campbell; R.J. Clarke; Esirkepov T. Zh; M. Galimberti; L.A. Gizzi; A.J. Mackinnon; N. Naumova; F. Pegoraro; H. Ruhl; A. Schiavi; O. Willi

doi:10.1103/PhysRevLett.88.135002

Macroscopic evidence of soliton formation in multiterawatt laser-plasma interaction

Marco Borghesi, S. Bulanov, D.H. Campbell, R.J. Clarke, Esirkepov T. Zh, M. Galimberti, L.A. Gizzi, A.J. Mackinnon, N. Naumova, F. Pegoraro, H. Ruhl, A. Schiavi, O. Willi

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A novel physical phenomenon has been observed following the interaction of an intense (10(19) W/cm(2)) laser pulse with an underdense plasma. Long-lived, macroscopic bubblelike structures have been detected through the deflection that the associated electric charge separation causes in a proton probe beam. These structures are interpreted as the remnants of a cloud of relativistic solitons generated in the plasma by the ultraintense laser pulse. This interpretation is supported by an analytical study of the soliton cloud evolution, by particle-in-cell simulations, and by a reconstruction of the proton-beam deflection.

Original language	English
Article number	135002
Pages (from-to)	135002-1-135002-4
Number of pages	4
Journal	Physical Review Letters
Volume	88(13)
Issue number	13
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.88.135002
Publication status	Published - 01 Mar 2002

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Borghesi, M., Bulanov, S., Campbell, D. H., Clarke, R. J., Zh, E. T., Galimberti, M., Gizzi, L. A., Mackinnon, A. J., Naumova, N., Pegoraro, F., Ruhl, H., Schiavi, A., & Willi, O. (2002). Macroscopic evidence of soliton formation in multiterawatt laser-plasma interaction. Physical Review Letters, 88(13)(13), 135002-1-135002-4. Article 135002. https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.88.135002

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