Self-Thomson Backscattering of Ultra-Intense Laser from Thin Foil Target

Ashutosh Sharma

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DOI: 10.4236/jemaa.2013.51007                

Abstract

An electromagnetic solitary structure in attosecond regime is identified, costreaming with electron bunch. It is observed via nonlinear process of Self-Thomson backscattering of an ultra-intense laser from thin foil target. The process is termed as Self-Thomson Backscattering since the counter propagating electron sheets are generated by the drive laser itself. The radiation pressure acceleration model is considered for the interaction of a super-intense linearly polarized laser pulse with a thin foil in one-dimensional (1D) particle-in-cell (PIC) simulations.

Keywords

Ultra-Intense Laser Plasma Interaction; Thomson Backscattering; Solitary Electromagnetic Field

Conflicts of Interest

The authors declare no conflicts of interest.

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