Interaction of electromagnetic waves with plasma in the radiation-dominated regime

Bulanov, S. V.*; Esirkepov, T. Z.; Koga, J. K.; Tajima, Toshiki

Plasma Physics Reports, 30(3), p.196 - 213, 2004/03

https://doi.org/10.1134/1.1687021

The plasma particle interaction with a relativistically intense electromagnetic wave under the conditions when the radiation reaction effects are dominant is considered. We consider the short electromagnetic pulse emission during laser-cluster interaction and the ion acceleration due to the radiation pressure action on a thin plasma slab. A method to generate ultrahigh intense electromagnetic fields is suggested, based on the laser pulse compression, carrier frequency up-shifting and focusing by a counter-propagating breaking plasma wave, relativistic flying parabolic mirror.