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Generation of Ultrahigh-Velocity Ionizing Shocks with Petawatt-Class Laser Pulses

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Generation of Ultrahigh-Velocity Ionizing Shocks with Petawatt-Class Laser Pulses. / Nilson, P. M.; Mangles, S. P. D.; Willingale, L. et al.
In: Physical review letters, Vol. 103, No. 25, 255001, 18.12.2009.

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Nilson, PM, Mangles, SPD, Willingale, L, Kaluza, MC, Thomas, AGR, Tatarakis, M, Najmudin, Z, Clarke, RJ, Lancaster, KL, Karsch, S, Schreiber, J, Evans, RG, Dangor, AE & Krushelnick, K 2009, 'Generation of Ultrahigh-Velocity Ionizing Shocks with Petawatt-Class Laser Pulses', Physical review letters, vol. 103, no. 25, 255001. https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.103.255001

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Nilson, P. M., Mangles, S. P. D., Willingale, L., Kaluza, M. C., Thomas, A. G. R., Tatarakis, M., Najmudin, Z., Clarke, R. J., Lancaster, K. L., Karsch, S., Schreiber, J., Evans, R. G., Dangor, A. E., & Krushelnick, K. (2009). Generation of Ultrahigh-Velocity Ionizing Shocks with Petawatt-Class Laser Pulses. Physical review letters, 103(25), Article 255001. https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.103.255001

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Nilson PM, Mangles SPD, Willingale L, Kaluza MC, Thomas AGR, Tatarakis M et al. Generation of Ultrahigh-Velocity Ionizing Shocks with Petawatt-Class Laser Pulses. Physical review letters. 2009 Dec 18;103(25):255001. doi: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.103.255001

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Nilson, P. M. ; Mangles, S. P. D. ; Willingale, L. et al. / Generation of Ultrahigh-Velocity Ionizing Shocks with Petawatt-Class Laser Pulses. In: Physical review letters. 2009 ; Vol. 103, No. 25.

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title = "Generation of Ultrahigh-Velocity Ionizing Shocks with Petawatt-Class Laser Pulses",
abstract = "Ultrahigh-velocity shock waves (similar to 10 000 km/s or 0.03c) are generated by focusing a 350-TW laser pulse into low-density helium gas. The collisionless ultrahigh-Mach-number electrostatic shock propagates from the plasma into the surrounding gas, ionizing gas as it becomes collisional. The shock undergoes a corrugation instability due to propagation of the ionizing shock within the gas (the Dyakov-Kontorovich instability). This system may be relevant to the study of very high-Mach-number ionizing shocks in astrophysical situations.",
keywords = "BLAST WAVES, GASES, INSTABILITY, STABILITY, PLASMAS",
author = "Nilson, {P. M.} and Mangles, {S. P. D.} and L. Willingale and Kaluza, {M. C.} and Thomas, {A. G. R.} and M. Tatarakis and Z. Najmudin and Clarke, {R. J.} and Lancaster, {K. L.} and S. Karsch and J. Schreiber and Evans, {R. G.} and Dangor, {A. E.} and K. Krushelnick",
year = "2009",
month = dec,
day = "18",
doi = "10.1103/PhysRevLett.103.255001",
language = "English",
volume = "103",
journal = "Physical review letters",
issn = "0031-9007",
publisher = "American Physical Society",
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AU - Nilson, P. M.

AU - Mangles, S. P. D.

AU - Willingale, L.

AU - Kaluza, M. C.

AU - Thomas, A. G. R.

AU - Tatarakis, M.

AU - Najmudin, Z.

AU - Clarke, R. J.

AU - Lancaster, K. L.

AU - Karsch, S.

AU - Schreiber, J.

AU - Evans, R. G.

AU - Dangor, A. E.

AU - Krushelnick, K.

PY - 2009/12/18

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AB - Ultrahigh-velocity shock waves (similar to 10 000 km/s or 0.03c) are generated by focusing a 350-TW laser pulse into low-density helium gas. The collisionless ultrahigh-Mach-number electrostatic shock propagates from the plasma into the surrounding gas, ionizing gas as it becomes collisional. The shock undergoes a corrugation instability due to propagation of the ionizing shock within the gas (the Dyakov-Kontorovich instability). This system may be relevant to the study of very high-Mach-number ionizing shocks in astrophysical situations.

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KW - GASES

KW - INSTABILITY

KW - STABILITY

KW - PLASMAS

U2 - 10.1103/PhysRevLett.103.255001

DO - 10.1103/PhysRevLett.103.255001

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