Exploration of the principles of structural changes of material and field in
solids and plasmas under extreme conditions with high-power lasers

Mission

This research was awarded a KAKENHI grant from the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS)’s Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research, Fund for the Promotion of Joint International Research (International Leading Research) in 2023.
High-energy-density science, which deals with solids and plasmas in various extreme states of nonequilibrium open systems with high-energy densities produced by power lasers, is developing as an interdisciplinary field.
However, there has been little cross-sectional discussion across various states of matter and fields.
In such a context, our project aims to explore various high-energy states of matter (solid, liquid, and plasma) achievable with lasers and to elucidate how their structures form and change under electromagnetic fields. In addition, it aims to identify similarities and common physical challenges among such high-energy states.