Status and overview of research programs at LULI 2000

Abstract

Since its creation, LULI has given an important contribution to laser plasma physics and Inertial Confinement Fusion studies. We will review some major results obtained these last two years with a 600 ps laser chain and with the recent 100-TW, 300fs ultra-intense laser chain. These result cover a wide spectrum of laser plasma physics research such as laser plasma interaction, laser plasma acceleration, fast ignitor, atomic processes in dens plasmas, shock waves generation and x-rays laser.