New horizons for extreme light physics with mega-science project XCELS

A.V. Bashinov; A.A. Gonoskov; A.V. Kim; G. Mourou; A.M. Sergeev

doi:10.1140/epjst/e2014-02161-7

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New horizons for extreme light physics with mega-science project XCELS

A.V. Bashinov¹^,2, A.A. Gonoskov¹^,2^,3, A.V. Kim¹^,2, G. Mourou²^,4 and A.M. Sergeev¹^,2^a

¹ Institute of Applied Physics, Russian Academy of Sciences, 603950 Nizhny Novgorod, Russia
² University of Nizhny Novgorod, 603950 Nizhny Novgorod, Russia
³ Department of Applied Physics, Chalmers University of Technology, 41296 Gothenberg, Sweden
⁴ IZEST, Ecole Polytechnique, 91128 Palaiseau, France

Received: 13 March 2014
Revised: 24 March 2014
Published online: 4 June 2014

Abstract

A short review of the Russian mega-science project XCELS and scientific problems to be solved are presented. We discuss the origin of multi-beam design to attain the highest field magnitude at optimal focusing. Then, we formulate particular physical problems of fundamental interest that can be solved within this project.

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