Plasma compression by light pressure

Abstract

For giant pulse lasers with light amplifier, the rise time of the pulse is 0.001 nsec, the duration is 1 nsec. The light from the laser, focused on a speck (10 μ) of solid material, by its pressure can overbalance the pressure of a high temperature and high density plasma. The initial stage of a plane system is briefly studied and, in more detail, the subsequent dynamics.