Laser-Driven High-Harmonic Generation, Plasma Physics, and Inertial Confinement Fusion
This community investigates the interaction of intense laser fields with matter to generate extreme ultraviolet and soft x-ray radiation, study ultrafast electron dynamics, and achieve fusion through inertial confinement.
The work centers on high-order harmonic generation, laser-plasma interactions, and attosecond science. Recurring methods include femtosecond laser pulses, free-electron lasers, and absorption spectroscopy. Key applications involve x-ray emission sources, electron beam acceleration, and inertial confinement fusion experiments. The research frequently examines double ionization, cross sections, and the behavior of highly charged ions under intense electromagnetic fields. Specific systems studied include helium, hydrogen, and argon plasmas, with a focus on controlling electron motion and radiation emission at the attosecond timescale.
The largest share of the community's output is found in neon research, representing 8.1% of all neon research, and helium research, representing 6.6% of all helium research. Helium also contributes the highest paper count within this group, with 6,558 papers.
The community comprises 49,790 papers, publishing most frequently in Physical Review A, Physical Review Letters, and Journal of Physics B: Atomic, Molecular and Optical Physics.
Recent work includes attosecond quantum uncertainty dynamics, optical control of electrons in Floquet topological insulators, and scalable inertial fusion designs.