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Theory of light sail acceleration by intense lasers: An overview

High Power Laser Science and Engineering (2014) 2
DOI: 10.1017/hpl.2014.13
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Abstract

A short overview of the theory of acceleration of thin foils driven by the radiation pressure of superintense lasers is presented. A simple criterion for radiation pressure dominance at intensities around 5 × 1020 mboxW cm-2 is given, and the possibility for fast energy gain in the relativistic regime is discussed.

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MacChi, A. (2014). Theory of light sail acceleration by intense lasers: An overview. High Power Laser Science and Engineering, 2. https://doi.org/10.1017/hpl.2014.13

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