A short overview of the theory of acceleration of thin foils driven by the radiation pressure of superintense lasers is presented. A simple criterion for radiation pressure dominance at intensities around 5×1020W...A short overview of the theory of acceleration of thin foils driven by the radiation pressure of superintense lasers is presented. A simple criterion for radiation pressure dominance at intensities around 5×1020W cm-2is given, and the possibility for fast energy gain in the relativistic regime is discussed.展开更多
基金Support from the Italian Ministry of University and Research via the FIR project ‘SULDIS’
文摘A short overview of the theory of acceleration of thin foils driven by the radiation pressure of superintense lasers is presented. A simple criterion for radiation pressure dominance at intensities around 5×1020W cm-2is given, and the possibility for fast energy gain in the relativistic regime is discussed.