On Coherent radiation in collisions of short bunches of relativistic particles

Suppression of coherent radiation arising in collisions of relativistic electrons with a short bunch of relativistic particles is predicted. It is shown that this effect must occur in the low-frequency range of emitted photons if radiation has a not purely dipole character. The mechanism of this effect differs from the mechanism of electron synchrotron radiation in the field of the incident particle bunch.     

Coherent radiation diagnostics of parameters of nanostructures at electron accelerators

The possibility of observing and diagnosing parameters of nanoobjects in a substance by using coherent X-ray radiation arising from the direct interaction of accelerated electrons with the object of interest is discussed. It is analytically shown that analysis of the generated radiation allows the microstructural features of the nanoobject to be studied. To illustrate the main conclusions, coherent radiation generated by relativistic electron scattering on fullerene is considered.     

Dynamics of non-linear optical processes

We study the statistical properties of parametric processes (parametric amplification, frequency conversion, splitting of frequency, etc.) described by the trilinear Hamiltonian and of the second harmonic generation including the lossy mechanism and rotating terms. In a short-time approximation some conservation laws are derived and the existence of the Glauber-Sudarshan weighting function is discussed. It is shown in the second harmonic generation case that good coherence of the incident radiation is lost proportionally to the intensity in interaction while the second harmonic radiation has tendency to be coherent. The effects of the spontaneous emission of the medium and of the physical vacuum are also discussed. In this approximation the statistics is generally described by the superposition of coherent and chaotic fields with correlated components.     

Coherent backscattering of light by a layer of discrete random medium

We consider the problem of backscattering of light by a layer of discrete random medium illuminated by an obliquely incident plane electromagnetic wave. The multiply scattered reflected radiation is assumed to consist of incoherent and coherent parts, the coherent part being caused by the interference of multiply scattered waves. Formulas describing the characteristics of the reflected radiation are derived assuming that the scattering particles are spherical. The formula for the incoherent contribution reproduces the standard vector radiative transfer equation. The interference contribution is expressed in terms of a system of Fredholm integral equations with kernels containing Bessel functions. The special case of the backscattering direction is considered in detail. It is shown that the angular width of the backscattering interference peak depends on the polar angle of the incident wave and on the azimuth angle of the reflection direction.     

Fractal nanostructures arising under the ablation of graphite and silicon by millisecond-laser radiation

A mechanism for the formation of fractal nanostructures with micro- and macroscopic sizes under 10-ms laser-pulse irradiation of carbon, silicon, and their mixtures is investigated. The appearance of linear fragments containing nanoclusters is considered based on the diffusion-limited aggregation model with the dipole-dipole interaction. It is shown that the competition between the thermophoretic and gradient forces acting upon particles and their aggregates in a plume determines the area of congestion and the formation of the macroscopical fractal nanostructures.     

Optical trapping of metallic particles by a fixed Gaussian beam

We demonstrate optical trapping of gold particles by use of single-beam gradient force. It is found that the radiation force exerted upon a gold particle can point toward the focus of the incident beam in two dimensions. Computations of the radiation force exerted upon a gold particle are also carried out to examine this phenomenon.     

Frequency conversion and amplification by stimulated electromagnetic shock radiation (SESR)

The coherent response of a polarizable medium to the radiation stimulated by the interaction of an incident coherent electromagnetic wave with a charged-particle beam, moving with greater than critical speed, results in intense electromagnetic radiation in the form of one or more shock fronts. The shock frequencies are shifted significantly from that of the incident wave and are tunable by parametric variation of the incident beams. The mechanism for this new effect (SESR) differs fundamentally from the laser mechanism. Production of intense quasi-coherent x-ray radiation by SESR obviates the need for x-ray mirrors and is not inhibited by the large spontaneous emission rates at these frequencies. Substantial fraction of the particle-beam energy can be converted into frequency-shifted radiation, with intensity larger than that of the incident wave, because of quadratic dependence on the interaction distance in the medium of the energy radiated into SESR, as compared to the linear dependence of Cerenkov radiative energy. Specific shock frequencies cross from below to above a given resonance frequency of the medium as the relevant two level populations become inverted. This dynamical dependence of the shock frequencies on the level populations provides the basis for new pumping and amplification mechanisms. An example of a possible SESR-based transducing-amplification system is described.     

Three-dimensional generalization of the Van Cittert-Zernike theorem to wave and particle scattering

Coherence properties of primary partially coherent radiations (light, X-rays and particles) elastically scattered from a 3D object consisting of a collection of electrons and nuclei are analyzed in the Fresnel diffraction region and in the far field. The behaviour of the cross-spectral density of the scattered radiation transverse and along to the local direction of propagation is shown to be described by respectively the 3D Fourier and Fresnel transform of the generalized radiance function of a scattering secondary source associated with the object. A relativistic correct expression is derived for the mutual coherence function of radiation which takes account of the dispersive propagation of particle beams in vacuum. An effect of the spatial coherence of radiation on the temporal one is found; in the Fresnel diffraction region, in distinction to the field, both the longitudinal spatial coherence and the spectral width of radiation affect the longitudinal coherence. A solution of the 3D inverse scattering problem for partially coherent radiation is presented. It is shown that squared modulus of the scattering potential and its 2D projections can be reconstructed from measurements of the modulus and phase of the degree of transverse spatial coherence of the scattered radiation. The results provide a theoretical basis for new methods of image formation and structure analysis in X-ray, electron, ion, and neutron optics.     

A physical model of the action of low-intensity laser radiation on biological objects

A new model of the action of low-intensity laser radiation (LILR) on biological objects on the cellular level is proposed. The model implies that, because the laser radiation is coherent, the illumination in the bulk of a biological object can acquire a spatially periodic character (in the form of an interference pattern or speckle structure), with the period of alternating dark and light regions being comparable with the size of cells or cell organelles. Under these conditions of high-gradient illumination, an electrical field can arise (the Dember effect) that can change the character of photostimulated reactions and the membrane charge state not only in the cell itself but also in its organelles, which leads to shifts in the life cycle of cells (and/or bacteria).     

Backscattering of linearly and circularly polarized light in randomly inhomogeneous media

The scattering of linearly or circularly polarized light from a semibounded randomly inhomogeneous medium is considered. A new technique for simulating the electromagnetic radiation transport using the Monte Carlo method is proposed, which makes it possible to avoid cumbersome calculation of Muller matrices. Expressions are obtained for the co- and cross-polarized components of backscattered light for incident light of arbitrary polarization. The coherent and incoherent backscattering components are calculated for arbitrary combinations of incident and scattered light polarizations. It is shown that the main contribution to coherent backscattering is from the co- and cross-polarized components for linearly and circularly polarized light, respectively. The backscattering from an optically active random medium is calculated.     

Coherent inelastic light scattering from a microwave-excited array of magnetic particles

Inelastic light scattering from an array of Permalloy particles driven by a microwave magnetic field is shown to be a coherent phenomenon in which the scattered radiation is observed only at diffraction angles corresponding to the reciprocal lattice of the array. The results are explained in terms of the phase coherence of the inelastically scattered light by each of the particles.     

Dynamics of Macroparticles in a Quasi-Two-Dimensional Dust–Plasma System under Directed External Action: Simulation Results

The action of the light pressure force on a bounded region of a 2D system of dust macroparticles is simulated using the molecular dynamics method. The dynamics of dust macroparticles in the quasi-2D structure (trajectories of particles, their mean square displacement, and kinetic energy) is analyzed for various values of the nonideality parameter and laser radiation power. It is shown that by varying the radiation power, it is possible to influence the self-diffusion processes and the value of chaotic velocity of particles. Analysis is performed for different initial values of the nonideality parameter of the unperturbed dust subsystem. It is found that the interparticle interaction results in an increase in the kinetic energy of particles in the region of action, as well as beyond it.     

Time-resolved backscattering of circularly and linearly polarized light in a turbid medium

Time-resolved backscattering profiles of circularly and linearly polarized light were measured from a turbid medium composed of small and large polystyrene sphere particles in water. It is shown that, based on the measurements of the time-resolved backscattered copolarized and cross-polarized components of the incident polarized light, either linearly or circularly polarized light can be used to effectively image an object that is deep inside a turbid medium composed of small particles, depending on the depolarization properties of the object itself. For large particles such as in tissue, fog, and clouds, the experimentally observed polarization memory effect on the backscattering temporal profiles suggests that a significant improvement in the image contrast can be achieved by use of circularly polarized light.     

k-Symmetry and anomalous magnetic moment of superparticles

It is shown thatk-symmetry breaking arising upon the minimal inclusion of an interaction of massive spin-1/2 particles with anN=2 extended Maxwell supermultiplet is restored by taking into account their anomalous magnetic moment (AMM). Thek-invariant action of massive superparticles is constructed, and it is shown thatk-symmetry uniquely fixes the value of their AMM.     

Angular laser cleaning for effective removal of particles. from a solid surface

Laser removal of small particles from a metal surface is carried out by changing the incident angle of the laser beam. It has been found that a dramatic improvement of cleaning efficiency in terms of area and energy is observed when using the laser at glancing angle of incidence as compared to perpendicular. Furthermore substrate damage is greatly reduced and probably eliminated at glancing angles. The process mechanism is discussed by considering the adhesion and the laser-induced cleaning forces for different incident angles. It is shown that there are different laser–matter interactions operating. Received: 25 April 2000 / Accepted: 9 May 2000 / Published online: 5 October 2000     

Dynamics of interaction between two-level atoms in a laser field and linear stationary optical dimensional resonances

Formulas for radiative forces acting on the atoms of a diatomic object in a field of external laser radiation are obtained with allowance made for the interatomic dipole-dipole interaction. It is shown that one can control the motion of the atoms by gradually varying the frequency of external laser radiation due to the presence of optical dimensional resonances in the spectrum of the diatomic object.     

Tunable resonant radiation force exerted on semiconductor quantum well nanostructures: Nonlocal effects

Resonant radiation force exerted on a semiconductor quantum well nanostructure(QWNS) from intersubband transition of electrons is investigated by taking the nonlocal coupling between the polarizability of electrons and applied optical fields into account for two kinds of polarized states. The numerical results show the spatial nonlocality of optical response can induce the spectral peak position of the exerted force to have a blueshift, which is sensitively dependent on the polarized state and the QWNS width. It is also demonstrated that resonant radiation force is controllable by the polarization and incident directions of applied light waves. This work provides effective methods for controlling optical force and manipulating nano-objects, and observing radiation forces in experiment. This nonlocal interaction mechanism can also be used to probe and predominate internal quantum properties of nanostructures, and to manipulate collective behavior of nano-objects.     

Coherent X-ray radiation generated by a beam of relativistic electrons in a single crystal under conditions of multiple scattering

The dynamic theory of the coherent X-ray radiation of a divergent beam of relativistic electrons generated in a single-crystal wafer under conditions of the multiple scattering of incident particles is developed. Radiation cross sections are averaged over the divergent beam of rectilinear trajectories of electrons. Expressions describing the spectral-angular characteristics of parametric X-ray radiation and diffracted transition radiation under conditions of multiple scattering are obtained. Conditions under which the contribution of diffracted brehmsstrahlung can be disregarded are shown, and the spectral-angular characteristics of parametric X-ray radiation and diffracted transition radiation are calculated numerically for such conditions.     

利用激光光梯度力消除气溶胶雾霾粒子的机理研究

针对气溶胶雾霾粒子在大气流中所受力的平衡体系(旋转升力平衡重力, 粒子与粒子之间依靠斥力形成稳定的网状的力平衡体系)的问题, 提出了用激光光梯度力破坏力平衡进而消除雾霾的新机理. 首先, 根据牛顿第二定理, 得到了粒子所受力的非线性方程组, 应用Runge-Kutta 法积分求解了雾霾颗粒在大气流中所受的主要力(空气曳引阻力、范德瓦耳斯斥力、旋转升力)的数值, 成功验证了西安市2013年12月17-25日、2014年2月20-26日两次雾霾检测试验结论: 在雾霾过程中, 粒径在0.5-0.835 μm径段的粒子数浓度增加最明显. 其次, 在雾霾粒子形成的均匀介质中, 计算了激光光梯度力的大小. 研究发现, 激光光梯度力的数量级恒大于雾霾颗粒所受主要力的数量级, 激光光梯度力完全可以破坏雾霾颗粒所受力的平衡体系. 因此, 用激光光梯度力消除雾霾是可行的, 这种新的解决雾霾的方法对人们的实际生活、环保及创建美丽的蓝天具有非常重要的意义.     

Effect of the absolute transparency of an ordered nanocomposite

The reflection and transmission of light by an ordered aggregate consisting of spherical nanoparticles have been investigated. It has been shown that light scattering from particles is suppressed for certain parameters of the structure and wavelength of the incident radiation and the material under consideration becomes absolutely transparent.