TRANSITION TO FILAMENTARY REGIME IN LASER-PLASMA INTERACTION EVIDENCED BY 2-OMEGA-EMISSION

V. Biancalana, Marco Borghesi, P. Chessa, I. Deha, A. Giulietti, D. Giulietti, L.A. Gizzi, O. Willi

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Abstract

The level of second-harmonic light emitted from a laser-exploded foil plasma at nominal irradiance up to 3.10(13) W/cm2 was found to be extremely sensitive to both target position and irradiance on target. Either a small target displacement or a small increase in irradiance resulted in a jump of the 2omega level of more than three orders of magnitude. Correspondingly, a transition was observed from a 2omega source pattern clearly signed by the original laser spot pattern to unstable patterns of filaments whose size is consistent with the maximum growth of the instability.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)175-180
Number of pages6
JournalEurophysics Letters (EPL)
Volume22
Publication statusPublished - 1993

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