Formation of plasma channels in the interaction of a nanosecond laser pulse at moderate intensities with helium gas jets

E. de Wispelaere (1) , Victor Malka (1) , S. Hüller (2) , François Amiranoff (1) , S. Baton (1) , R. Bonadio , M. Casanova , F. Dorchies , R. Haroutunian , A. Modena (1)

1 LULI - Laboratoire pour l'utilisation des lasers intenses
2 CPHT - Centre de Physique Théorique [Palaiseau]

Domaines: Physique [physics]; Physique [physics]; Physique des accélérateurs [physics.acc-ph]; Physique des plasmas [physics.plasm-ph]; Optique [physics.optics]

E. de Wispelaere, Victor Malka, S. Hüller, François Amiranoff, S. Baton, et al.. Formation of plasma channels in the interaction of a nanosecond laser pulse at moderate intensities with helium gas jets. Physical Review E : Statistical, Nonlinear, and Soft Matter Physics, 1999, 59 (6), pp.7110. ⟨10.1103/PhysRevE.59.7110⟩. ⟨hal-01165245⟩