超短高功率脉冲激光系统的小型化实用化极大地促进了激光与物质相互作用的物理和应用研究。回顾加拿大魁北克大学国立科学研究院材料研究所(简称INRS)的超短高功率脉冲激光产生高温高密度等离子体的最新研究成果及其在分子物理和辐射约束高温高密度等离子体物理中的应用。

The development of the Table Top Terrwatt laser system has opened a newhorizon for the laser-matter interaction. In this paper we will review the lastest experimentson intense ultrafast laser produced hot, dense plasmas carried out at INRS and discuss theapplication of such plasmas in atomic physics and radiation confined plasma Physics.