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Both one-and-a-half and two-dimensional simulations of a dense neutral plasma impinged upon by a ultra-intense laser pulse are presented. The various scenarii of plasma interaction are reviewed.
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Bonnaud, G., Lefebvre, E., Toupin, C. (1999). Interaction of a ultra-high-intensity electromagnetic pulse with an overdense plasma. In: Leach, P.G.L., Bouquet, S.E., Rouet, JL., Fijalkow, E. (eds) Dynamical Systems, Plasmas and Gravitation. Lecture Notes in Physics, vol 518. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/BFb0105909
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