1993•Journal of Physics B Atomic Molecular and Optical PhysicsOpen access
Ionization time scales in hot dense plasma
John Edwards, Steven J. Rose
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Abstract
Calculations of the time-dependent ionization in hot, dense plasmas on ultra-short time scales indicate that highly ionized plasmas may be formed in less than 100 fs. This has implications for the generation of highly ionized plasmas with ultra-short laser pulses. The ionization time is found to be inversely proportional to the plasma density.
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