强度调制宽带激光对受激拉曼散射动理学爆发的抑制

激光等离子体不稳定性是困扰惯性约束聚变的难题之一.宽带激光作为抑制激光等离子体不稳定性的有效手段,近年来受到广泛关注.然而,宽带激光在动理学区域驱动的受激拉曼散射等高频不稳定性存在非线性爆发,使抑制效果不及预期.本文提出一种外加强度调制的宽带激光模型.通过选择适当的强度调制包络,能够打断背散光在强脉冲中的放大过程,降低高强度脉冲诱发剧烈爆发的概率,并大幅减少背散光份额和热电子产额.数值模拟表明,强度调制激光对受激拉曼散射具有较好的抑制能力.对于平均功率为1.0×10¹⁵W/cm²,带宽为0.6%的二倍频宽带激光,使用强度调制技术后,反射率下降了1个数量级, 20 keV以上热电子能量份额也由7.34%下降至0.31%.上述研究证实了使用强度调制宽带激光抑制高频不稳定性的可行性,并有望为后续宽带激光驱动聚变实验设计提供参考.     

TPV系统热辐射发电模块数值分析

建立TPV系统热辐射发电模块的数理模型,通过数值模拟获得SiC辐射器分别配合GaSb和Si电池所构成的TPV系统的输出伏安特性曲线;以GaSb电池为例,分别分析SiC辐射器温度和电池温度对系统性能的影响,得出如下结论:辐射器温度升高,系统输出电能密度迅速增大,电池效率稳步提高,辐射器温度从1400 K升至1900 K,系统输出电能密度从0.67 W·cm^-2增至5.43 W·cm^-2,电池效率从16.3%上升到24.8%;电池温度升高导致系统性能下降,电池温度每升高10 K,系统输出电能密度减少约0.15 W·cm^-2,电池效率也大幅下降.最后讨论与GaSb匹配的一种选择性辐射器的辐射能量分布情况,与SiC辐射器相比,选择性辐射器可以显著减少辐射能量中的不可用部分,从而有效提高系统的性能与稳定性.     

激光加热Cu和NaF靶产生的1.2keV区X射线转换效率的测量

介绍了激光加热Cu靶和NaF靶发射的在1.2keV区X射线转换效率的测量方法和实验结果。结果表明,在激光辐照功率密度为1×10¹³—1×10¹⁴W·cm^-2条件下,激光波长为1.06μm或0.53μm时,Cu等离子体发射的1.2KeV区X射线的转换率为NaF等离子体的4—5倍;对此两种等离子体,激光波长为0.53μm的X射线转换效率是波长为1.06μm的2倍左右。 关键词：     

量子电动力学—粒子模拟极端等离子体动力学研究

新一代拍瓦激光装置有望将激光强度提升至10²³~10²⁴ W·cm^-2,在此极端强场条件下非线性量子电动力学效应对等离子体动力学过程产生重要影响.相对论电子在强电磁场作用下会同步辐射大量伽马光子,当后者穿过超强电磁场时会级联产生正负电子对.与此同时,这些量子电动力学效应也会反作用于激光等离子体相互作用过程,如辐射阻尼严重影响电子运动过程.为了研究这样极端的等离子体动力学,我们介绍最近几年发展的量子电动力学数值模拟模块,并将其耦合到传统的粒子模拟程序中,即量子电动力学-粒子模拟程序.由于大量新辐射的光子和产生的正负电子对会造成模拟粒子数目的不断增加,我们发展了粒子融合技术来减小模拟规模.利用此量子电动力学-粒子模拟程序,我们对极端强场激光物质相互作用以及极端天体物理现象开展了数值模拟研究.     

相对论效应对激光在等离子体中的共振吸收的影响

采用一维粒子模拟(PIC)方法，研究了相对论效应对P偏振激光斜入射非均匀等离子体时产生的共振吸收的影响. 计算表明，弱相对论情况下，在临界面附近产生的电子等离子体波的相对论非线性效应占主要作用；随着入射光场的逐渐增大，吸收率逐渐降低. 当入射光强超过3.7×10¹⁷W/cm²时，由于超短激光脉冲本身在等离子体中产生相对论效应、等离子体波破裂效应，以及参量不稳定过程激发等，吸收系数随着激光强度又开始增加. 固定等离子体密度标长，取不同的激光入射角、电子初始温度，相对论效应对吸收系数的影响是一致的. 关键词： 激光等离子体 相对论效应 共振吸收 粒子模拟     

电磁脉冲在实验室等离子体中传播时间的实验研究

利用矢量网络分析仪，对频域9—11 GHz的电磁脉冲在实验室稳态无磁场等离子体中传播时间的问题进行了实验研究.实验发现当等离子体密度在0.65—1.43×10¹¹ cm^-3范围内时，电磁脉冲通过该等离子体传播的时间将会小于该电磁脉冲在真空中传播同样距离所需要的时间，在密度约为1.10×10¹¹ cm^-3时，这两个时间差会出现一个极值.进一步的研究表明在此密度范围内，非磁化Xe等离子体中的电磁波色散关系将不再成立. 关键词： 电磁脉冲 脉冲传播时间 等离子体密度 色散关系     

多脉冲序列飞秒钛宝石激光的啁啾脉冲放大

在数太瓦钛宝石啁啾脉冲放大系统中（极光Ⅱ升级装置）,对多脉冲序列的放大过程进行了详细的实验研究,获得了多脉冲序列的放大输出.每一个放大脉冲串中包含有19个独立的飞秒单脉冲,其相邻间隔为14.8 ns,对应的重复频率为67.5 MHz.脉冲串的总能量约为122 mJ,各单脉冲能量从20 mJ指数衰减至0.5 mJ,脉宽约为60fs,对应的峰值功率约为10¹¹—10¹⁰W.这种脉冲序列在产生长寿命激光等离子体、激光微加工等方面有重要应用前景.     

靶的厚度对激光产生的x射线输运到靶后能谱的影响

利用一维辐射流体动力学程序MULTI数值模拟研究了功率为10¹⁴W/cm²、脉冲宽度为1ns、波长为0.35μm的短脉冲强激光辐照不同厚度的平面Au靶时，靶厚度对靶背面x射线能谱结构和辐射强度的影响. 关键词： 激光等离子体 辐射流体力学 x射线转换     

原子团簇对飞秒激光的吸收

使用800nm飞秒脉冲激光研究了Xe,Ar,He等原子团簇对激光的吸收.实验结果表明,脉冲阀门的工作压力、所使用的气体种类等因素对团簇的尺寸及团簇对激光的吸收影响很大.在阀门工作压力为20×10⁵Pa、激光功率密度为1×10¹⁵W/cm²的条件下,Xe团簇对激光的吸收高达45%.激光预脉冲的存在会降低原子团簇对激光能量的吸收.离子能量测量结果表明,团簇对激光的高效吸收导致较高离子温度等离子体的生 关键词： 原子团簇 飞秒激光 能量吸收效率 高能离子     

自由电子激光的能量转换

根据Ｗｅｉｚｓａｃｋｅｒ－Ｗｉｌｌｉａｍｓ近似，把自由电子激光模拟成相对论性电子与赝光子的碰撞，而光子被散射．按照这个物理模型，研究了电子与光子的能量交换，得到了散射光子能量与碰撞前光子能量之间的关系：ε_p=4γ²ε_p⁽⁰⁾散射光子能量的放大是以电子消耗能量为代价的分析。计算了能量交换的规模，并得出自由电子激光中能量转换效率最大为５０％. 关键词：     

Enhanced laser-induced plasma channels in air

Plasma is a significant medium in high-energy density physics since it can hardly be damaged. For some applications such as plasma based backward Raman amplification(BRA), uniform high-density and large-scale plasma channels are required. In the previous experiment, the plasma transverse diameter and density are 50–200 μm and 1–2 × 10~(19)cm~(-3),here we enhance them to 0.8 mm and 8 × 10~(19)cm~(-3), respectively. Moreover, the gradient plasma is investigated in our experiment. A proper plasma gradient can be obtained with suitable pulse energy and delay. The experimental results are useful for plasma physics and nonlinear optics.     

Dense pair plasma generation by two laser pulses colliding in a cylinder channel

An all-optical scheme for high-density pair plasmas generation is proposed by two laser pulses colliding in a cylinder channel. Two dimensional particle-in-cell simulations show that, when the first laser pulse propagates in the cylinder,electrons are extracted out of the cylinder inner wall and accelerated to high energies. These energetic electrons later run into the second counter-propagating laser pulse, radiating a large amount of high-energy gamma photons via the Compton back-scattering process. The emitted gamma photons then collide with the second laser pulse to initiate the Breit–Wheeler process for pairs production. Due to the strong self-generated fields in the cylinder, positrons are confined in the channel to form dense pair plasmas. Totally, the maximum density of pair plasmas can be 4.60 × 10~(27)m~(-3), for lasers with an intensity of 4×10~(22)W·cm~(-2). Both the positron yield and density are tunable by changing the cylinder radius and the laser parameters. The generated dense pair plasmas can further facilitate investigations related to astrophysics and particle physics.     

High density electron-hole plasma in Si induced by femtosecond pulses

High electron and hole (e-h) densities of about 10²² cm^-3 have been produced in silicon, using 620 nm wavelength laser pulses of 100 fs duration. These density values are determined by measuring the dependence of the pulse self-reflectivity on its energy. By comparison with a fully non-linear model of light propagation, we show that dissipation processes inside the plasma are dominated by e-h collisions, with a characteristic time of 3 × 10^-16s. The onset of melting within 100 fs and its nature, considering the high plasma density, are also discussed in view of scattered light measurements.     

Temporal evolution of plasma from a highly ionized helium capillarydischarge

The generation of a highly ionized helium capillary plasma and the study of its temporal evolution are discussed. A 30-cm-long and 1-mm-diameter helium plasma was created with well-terminated kiloamp current pulses of 90-ns full width at half-maximum (FWHM). Emission spectroscopy was used to study the recombination of totally stripped ions into hydrogenic helium ions and to measure the evolution of the plasma density from the Stark broadening of HeII transitions. A 1.2-kA discharge current pulse was observed to create a plasma density of 8×10¹⁶ cm^-3 in 1 torr of helium. The maximum intensity of HeII transitions occurs in the afterglow of the discharge pulse, following the collisional recombination of totally stripped ions with plasma electrons when the plasma cools. The study is of interest in relation to the possibility of obtaining amplification in the 164.0-nm line of HeII in a capillary discharge     

毛细管放电类氖氩69.8nm激光增益特性研究

建立了计算69.8nm激光增益系数的理论模型,根据实验参数,计算了在主脉冲电流为12 kA时,69.8nm激光增益系数最大值为0.32 cm~(-1).理论模拟了不同初始气压下增益系数在毛细管径向上的分布情况.对理论结果的分析表明,最佳的初始气压在12—14 Pa范围内,此时69.8nm激光增益系数的极值最大.实验上,利用毛细管放电装置和罗兰光谱仪,测量了不同气压下的69.8nm激光强度,实验确定的最佳气压为16 Pa,与理论结果相近.此外,实验测量的增益系数(0.4 cm~(-1))略高于理论计算的增益系数(0.32 cm~(-1)).     

Effects of pulse energy ratios on plasma characteristics of dual-pulse fiber-optic laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy

Laser-induced plasmas of dual-pulse fiber-optic laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy with different pulse energy ratios are studied by using the optical emission spectroscopy(OES)and fast imaging.The energy of the two laser pulses is independently adjusted within 0–30 m J with the total energy fixed at 30 m J.The inter-pulse delay remains 450 ns constantly.As the energy share of the first pulse increases,a similar bimodal variation trend of line intensities is observed.The two peaks are obtained at the point where the first pulse is half or twice of the second one,and the maximum spectral enhancement is at the first peak.The bimodal variation trend is induced by the change in the dominated mechanism of dual-pulse excitation with the trough between the two peaks caused by the weak coupling between the two mechanisms.By increasing the first pulse energy,there is a transition from the ablation enhancement dominance near the first peak to the plasma reheating dominance near the second peak.The calculations of plasma temperature and electron number density are consistent with the bimodal trend,which have the values of 17024.47 K,2.75×10¹⁷cm;and 12215.93 K,1.17×10¹⁷cm;at a time delay of 550 ns.In addition,the difference between the two peaks decreases with time delay.With the increase in the first pulse energy share,the plasma morphology undergoes a transformation from hemispherical to shiny-dot and to oblate-cylinder structure during the second laser irradiation from the recorded images by using an intensified charge-coupled device(ICCD)camera.Correspondingly,the peak expansion distance of the plasma front first decreases significantly from 1.99 mm in the single-pulse case to 1.34 mm at 12/18(dominated by ablation enhancement)and then increases slightly with increasing the plasma reheating effect.The variations in plasma dynamics verify that the change of pulse energy ratios leads to a transformation in the dual-pulse excitation mechanism.     

Supra—thermal Electron Generation at Moderate Laser Intensity

The effects of re-scattering on the supra-thermal electron (STE) produced in moderate laser fields are analytically considered (laser intensity I is up to 5.0×10¹⁶ W•cm^-2) with a simple model. The electron kinetic energy distribution given by the model is consistent to that given by the particle-in-cell simulation. Based on this fact, it is shown that the scattering of electron in intense laser by the ion in plasma plays an important role in the generation of STE in a moderate laser field.     

A two-component model for the electron distribution function in ahigh-current pseudospark or back-lighted thyratron

Temperature, energy, and densities of two electron distribution function components, including an isotropic bulk part and an anisotropic beam, are analyzed for a hydrogen pseudospark and/or back-lighted thyratron switch plasma with a peak electron density of 1-3×10¹⁵ cm^-3 and peak current density of ≈10⁴ A/cm². Estimates of a very small cathode-fall width during the conduction phase and high electric field strengths lead to the injection of an electron beam with energies ⩾100 eV and density of 10¹³-10¹⁴ cm^-3 into a Maxwellian bulk plasma. Collisional and radiative processes of monoenergetic beam electrons, bulk plasma electrons and ions, and atomic hydrogen are modeled by a set of rate equations, and line intensity ratios are compared with measurements. Under these high-current conditions, for an initial density n_H2=10¹⁶ cm^-3 and electron temperature of 0.8-1 eV, the estimated beam density is ≈10¹³ -10¹⁴ cm^-3. These results suggest the possibility of producing in a simple way a very high-density electron beam     

Experimental study of CF4 conical theta pinch plasmaexpanding into vacuum

Langmuir probe, photodiode, and optical multichannel analyzer (OMA) measurements have been made on a pulsed CF₄ conical theta-pinch plasma. A cloud of CF₄ was puffed into a conical theta-pinch coil, converted to plasma, and propelled into the vacuum region ahead of the expanding gas cloud. At a position 67 cm away from the conical theta-pinch coil, the plasma arrived in separate packets that were about 20 μs in duration. The average drift velocity of these packets corresponded to an energy of about 3 eV. The OMA measurements showed that the second packet contained neutral atomic fluorine as well as charged particles. The electron temperature and ion density in the second packet were 2.0 eV and 1.5×10¹³ cm^-3, respectively. The electron temperature and ion density in the wake plasma were 8.3 eV and 4×10¹¹ cm^-3 , respectively. This device can be used for plasma processing or as a laboratory test of numerical and analytical models of the expansion of plasma into vacuum