"Ultra-high intensity laser plasma experiments at the University of Michigan

Speaker: 
Karl Krushelnick
Institution: 
Center for Ultrafast Optical Science (CUOS), University of Michigan
Date: 
Tuesday, March 13, 2018
Time: 
11:00 am
Location: 
FRH 4179
Abstract:
The technology of high power lasers has seen rapid recent developments resulting in the ongoing construction of lasers with powers up to 10 PW (10^16 Watts).  I will review some of the recent experimental results using the high intensity HERCULES laser at Michigan. This includes the development of "table-top" sources of GeV electrons, positrons, pions and gamma rays as well as femtosecond duration beams of x-rays for probing and imaging matter with extreme temporal resolution.  I will also discuss some of  the exciting physics which will be made possible by the even larger laser systems about to begin operation. 
 
Host: 
Franklin Dollar