Research in plasma physics and particle acceleration using the PEARL petawatt laser

A.A. Soloviev^†^a, K.F. Burdonov^a, V.N. Ginzburg^a, M.Yu. Glyavin^a, R.S. Zemskov^a, A.V. Kotov^a, A.A. Kochetkov^a, A.A. Kuzmin^a, A.A. Murzanev^a, I.B. Mukhin^a, S.E. Perevalov^a, S.A. Pikuz^b, M.V. Starodubtsev^a, A.N. Stepanov^a, Ju. Fuchs^c, I.A. Shaikin^a, A.A. Shaikin^a, I.V. Yakovlev^a, E.A. Khazanov^a
^aFederal Research Center A.V. Gaponov-Grekhov Institute of Applied Physics of the Russian Academy of Sciences, ul. Ulyanova 46, Nizhny Novgorod, 603000, Russian Federation
^bJoint Institute for High Temperatures, Russian Academy of Sciences, ul. Izhorskaya 13/19, Moscow, 127412, Russian Federation
^cÉcole Polytechnique, Palaiseau, France

The PEARL laser-plasma complex is set up on the basis of a petawatt laser and allows a wide range of experiments in laser-plasma interactions, including particle acceleration, X-ray generation, and research in the area of high energy density physics. Constant work to improve the system makes it possible not only to systematically expand experimental ca„pabilities but also to develop new technologies for megascience class facilities. The paper outlines possible experimental scenarios for using the laser and provides a description of experiments already carried out with the laser in a broad range of areas.

Keywords: petawatt lasers, laser plasma, laser particle acceleration, laboratory astrophysics
PACS: 42.55.f, 52.30.q, 52.38.r, 52.38.Kd
DOI: 10.3367/UFNe.2022.11.039612
URL: https://ufn.ru/en/articles/2024/3/e/
Citation: Soloviev A A, Burdonov K F, Ginzburg V N, Glyavin M Yu, Zemskov R S, Kotov A V, Kochetkov A A, Kuzmin A A, Murzanev A A, Mukhin I B, Perevalov S E, Pikuz S A, Starodubtsev M V, Stepanov A N, Fuchs Ju, Shaikin I A, Shaikin A A, Yakovlev I V, Khazanov E A "Research in plasma physics and particle acceleration using the PEARL petawatt laser" Phys. Usp. 67 293–313 (2024)

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Received: 20th, November 2023, accepted: 28th, November 2022

Оригинал: Соловьев А А, Бурдонов К Ф, Гинзбург В Н, Глявин М Ю, Земсков Р С, Котов А В, Кочетков А А, Кузьмин А А, Мурзанев А А, Мухин И Б, Перевалов С Е, Пикуз С А, Стародубцев М В, Степанов А Н, Фукс Ж, Шайкин И А, Шайкин А А, Яковлев И В, Хазанов Е А «Исследования в области физики плазмы и ускорения частиц на петаваттном лазере PEARL» УФН 194 313–335 (2024); DOI: 10.3367/UFNr.2022.11.039612