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Relativistic laser-plasma interaction with prepulse
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Relativistic laser-plasma interaction with prepulse generatedliquid metal microjets
D.S.Uryupina, K.A.Ivanov, A.B.Savel'ev (International Laser Center,
Moscow State University of M.V. Lomonosov)
A.V.Brantov, V.Y.Bychenkov (P.N. Lebedev Physical Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences )
ICONO/LAT 2010, Kazan, Russia, 23-26 August, 2010Symposium on Extreme Light Technologies
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Introduction
Experimental setup
Contrast effect
Optical pump-probe experiments
3D3P PIC simulations
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Introduction
I<1017W/cm2
micro-structured targethuge enhancement in:
hard x-ray yieldhot electron energy
ASE
>106I>1017W/cm2
preplasma
12ns
liquid metal target
our approach:
repetition rateup to 1 kHz
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Introduction
Experimental setup
Contrast effect
Optical pump-probe experiments
3D3P PIC simulations
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x-ray detectors (PMT with NaI(Tl) scintillator,
Si-PIN Amptek XR-100CR
half-wave plate
resistive heater vacuum chamberp=5·10-5 torr
target (melted Ga)
τ=55 fsλ=800 nmE=1 mJI~1017W/cm2
10 Hzcontrast 10-400
106
laser pulse from Ti:Sa laser system
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Ga plasma x-ray spectrum
Kα (Ga) – 9,3 keVKβ (Ga) – 10,3 keVKα (Cu) – 8,4 keV
I=1017 W/cm2
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Introduction
Experimental setup
Contrast effect
Optical pump-probe experiments
3D3P PIC simulations
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X-ray yield nanosecond contrast dependence
Best results at pulse contrast ~50
Corresponding prepulse energy – 20uJ
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Comparison with solid targets
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Kα yield contrast dependencies
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Introduction
Experimental setup
Contrast effect
Optical pump-probe experiments
3D3P PIC simulations
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Optical pump-probe shadowgraphy
Delay 1-15 ns
4%96%
CCD
KDP
BS
Pulse energy 200 uJ that corresponds to the contrast of 0.2 in main experiments
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Dense microjet formation
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Introduction
Experimental setup
Contrast effect
Optical pump-probe experiments
3D3P PIC simulations
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Electron acceleration along jetsMandor code http://mandor.ilc.edu.ru/mandor3
Laser pulse- Duration 50 fs- Focal spot 3 um- intensity 5x1016-1018 W/cm2
Preplasma:-Proton+electrons-Density changes from 0 to 1.2x1021 cm-3
-Thickness 4 um
Target:-Proton + electrons-Density 1022 cm-3
-thickness 1 um
Jet:-Protons + electrons- Density 1022 cm-3
- Jet length 5 um- Jet diameter 0.5 um
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Electron acceleration along jets
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Electron acceleration along jets
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Electron acceleration along jets
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Electron acceleration along jets
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Electron from 3D3P PIC modeling
--- no jet--- with jet
--- no jet--- with jet
5x1016 W/cm2
1018 W/cm2
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Conclusions
Action of the pre-pulse leads to formation of micro jets of liquid metal. This enhances hot electron energy and hard x-ray yield from the plasma.
Our approach opens up the road to implementation of new schemes for electron and ion acceleration at much higher, relativistic intensities.
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