Matter and Radiation at Extremes, Volume. 8, Issue 2, 024402(2023)

Nonlinear branched flow of intense laser light in randomly uneven media

K. Jiang1...2,*, T. W. Huang2, C. N. Wu2, M. Y. Yu2, H. Zhang2, S. Z. Wu2, H. B. Zhuo2, A. Pukhov3, C. T. Zhou1,2, and S. C. Ruan12 |Show fewer author(s)
Author Affiliations
  • 1College of Applied Sciences, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen 518060, People’s Republic of China
  • 2Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Ultraintense Laser and Advanced Material Technology, Center for Advanced Material Diagnostic Technology, and College of Engineering Physics, Shenzhen Technology University, Shenzhen 518118, People’s Republic of China
  • 3Institut für Theoretische Physik I, Heinrich-Heine-Universität Düsseldorf, 40225 Düsseldorf, Germany
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    Category: Fundamental Physics At Extreme Light

    Received: Nov. 5, 2022

    Accepted: Jan. 22, 2023

    Published Online: Apr. 12, 2023

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    DOI:10.1063/5.0133707

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