scholarly journals Wakefield Acceleration by Radiation Pressure in Relativistic Shock Waves

2008 ◽  
Vol 672 (2) ◽  
pp. 940-956 ◽  
Author(s):  
Masahiro Hoshino
Keyword(s):  
Shock Waves ◽  
Radiation Pressure ◽  
Relativistic Shock ◽  
Wakefield Acceleration

scholarly journals Ultrafast ignition with relativistic shock waves induced by high power lasers

2014 ◽  
Vol 2 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shalom Eliezer ◽  
Noaz Nissim ◽  
Shirly Vinikman Pinhasi ◽  
Erez Raicher ◽  
José Maria Martinez Val
Keyword(s):  
Shock Wave ◽  
Shock Waves ◽  
Radiation Pressure ◽  
Ponderomotive Force ◽  
Relativistic Hydrodynamics ◽  
Pressure Shock ◽  
Compression Pressure ◽  
High Power Lasers ◽  
Relativistic Shock ◽  
Wave Induced

Abstract In this paper we consider laser intensities greater than $\def \xmlpi #1{}\def \mathsfbi #1{\boldsymbol {\mathsf {#1}}}\let \le =\leqslant \let \leq =\leqslant \let \ge =\geqslant \let \geq =\geqslant \def \Pr {\mathit {Pr}}\def \Fr {\mathit {Fr}}\def \Rey {\mathit {Re}}10^{16}\ \mathrm{W\ cm}^{-2}$ where the ablation pressure is negligible in comparison with the radiation pressure. The radiation pressure is caused by the ponderomotive force acting mainly on the electrons that are separated from the ions to create a double layer (DL). This DL is accelerated into the target, like a piston that pushes the matter in such a way that a shock wave is created. Here we discuss two novel ideas. Firstly, the transition domain between the relativistic and non-relativistic laser-induced shock waves. Our solution is based on relativistic hydrodynamics also for the above transition domain. The relativistic shock wave parameters, such as compression, pressure, shock wave and particle flow velocities, sound velocity and rarefaction wave velocity in the compressed target, and temperature are calculated. Secondly, we would like to use this transition domain for shock-wave-induced ultrafast ignition of a pre-compressed target. The laser parameters for these purposes are calculated and the main advantages of this scheme are described. If this scheme is successful a new source of energy in large quantities may become feasible.

scholarly journals Relativistic shock waves induced by ultra-high laser pressure

2014 ◽  
Vol 32 (2) ◽  
pp. 243-251 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shalom Eliezer ◽  
Noaz Nissim ◽  
Erez Raicher ◽  
José Maria Martínez-Val
Keyword(s):  
Shock Wave ◽  
Shock Waves ◽  
Laser Irradiance ◽  
Compression Pressure ◽  
Relativistic Shock ◽  
Electron Positron ◽  
High Laser ◽  
Wave Compression ◽  
The One ◽  
First Time

AbstractThis paper analyzes the one dimensional shock wave created in a planar target by the ponderomotive force induced by very high laser irradiance. The laser-induced relativistic shock wave parameters, such as compression, pressure, shock wave and particle flow velocities, sound velocity and temperature are calculated here for the first time in the context of relativistic hydrodynamics. For solid targets and laser irradiance of about 2 × 1024 W/cm2, the shock wave velocity is larger than 50% of the speed of light, the shock wave compression is larger than 4 (usually of the order of 10) and the targets have a pressure of the order of 1015 atmospheres. The estimated temperature can be larger than 1 MeV in energy units and therefore very excited physics (like electron positron formation) is expected in the shocked area. Although the next generation of lasers might allow obtaining relativistic shock waves in the laboratory this possibility is suggested in this paper for the first time.

scholarly journals On the Collision of Relativistic Shock Waves and the Large Scale Structure of the Universe

Universe ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 6 (11) ◽  
pp. 214
Author(s):  
Alexander Golubiatnikov ◽  
Daniil Lyuboshits
Keyword(s):  
Shock Waves ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Large Scale Structure ◽  
Scale Structure ◽  
Newtonian Mechanics ◽  
Relativistic Shock ◽  
The Universe

The solution to the problem of symmetric collision of two relativistic shock waves is given and limiting cases are investigated: Newtonian mechanics and ultrarelativistic mechanics. The results are correlated with the presence of known superclusters and "walls" in the Universe.

Publisher’s Note: Relativistic Shock Waves in Viscous Gluon Matter [Phys. Rev. Lett.103, 032301 (2009)]

2009 ◽  
Vol 103 (5) ◽  
Author(s):  
I. Bouras ◽  
E. Molnár ◽  
H. Niemi ◽  
Z. Xu ◽  
A. El ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Shock Waves ◽  
Relativistic Shock

Corrugation stability for plane relativistic shock waves

1986 ◽  
Vol 29 (9) ◽  
pp. 2847-2852 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. M. Anile ◽  
G. Russo
Keyword(s):  
Shock Waves ◽  
Relativistic Shock
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