High Energy Density Physics

[HEDS14-04] Analysis of the generation of relativistic electron-flux in long-timescale interactions with non-relativistic lasers

*Yuji Takagi¹, Natsumi Iwata¹, Yasuhiko Sentoku¹ (1. Osaka University)

We have discovered the generation of fast electrons with energies of 100s of keV in laser-plasma interactions with laser intensities of about 10¹⁵ W/cm² and sub-nanosecond interaction time. We report the details of the generation and acceleration mechanism.