@inproceedings{52c94c2cfef6471aa166cf95d0a2c9fc,
title = "Ultra-intense laser-matter interactions with a 150-terawatt power laser",
abstract = "Experiments using a 150-terawatt peak power laser system are reported. The relativistic interactions of ultra-high-intensity light with matter are studied with the Diocles laser, currently in operation at the University of Nebraska, Lincoln. Bright pulses of energetic (keV - MeV) x-rays and charged-particle beams are also generated in ultrashort (femtosecond) duration pulses. A study of the damage to various diffraction gratings by ultrashort laser pulses (30 femtoseconds in duration) is also discussed; these results are relevant to the operation of the laser at a repetition rate of 10 Hz, and its planned upgrade to the 1-petawatt (PW) peak power level. Also covered are applications of these unique radiation sources in the physical sciences, biomedicine, defense and homeland security.",
author = "Donald Umstadter and Sudeep Banerjee and Nathan Powers and Vidya Ramanathan and Shouyuan Chen",
year = "2008",
doi = "10.2351/1.5057006",
language = "English (US)",
isbn = "9780912035895",
series = "3rd Pacific International Conference on Applications of Lasers and Optics, PICALO 2008 - Conference Proceedings",
publisher = "Laser Institute of America",
pages = "1--4",
booktitle = "3rd Pacific International Conference on Applications of Lasers and Optics, PICALO 2008 - Conference Proceedings",
address = "United States",
note = "3rd Pacific International Conference on Applications of Lasers and Optics, PICALO 2008 ; Conference date: 16-04-2008 Through 18-04-2008",
}