激光脉冲能量对激光诱导Al等离子体辐射特征的影响

使用Nd：YAG激光器烧蚀金属Al靶获得等离子体,利用光谱时-空分辨技 术,在52 mJ～145 mL/pulse激光脉冲能量范围内,关于激光脉冲能量对激光诱导等离子体 辐射特征的影响进行了研究。使用的气体是Ar气,压强为10 kPa。结果发现,激光脉冲能量 升高,引起特征谱线强度增加,连续谱强度也增加;但能量过高,会击穿周围气体,产生气 体微等离子体。此时,特征谱和连续谱几乎不再增强;最大特征辐射强度在145 mJ、10 kPa 、靶前0.1 mm处、延时180 ns获得;同一条件下获得最强背景连续谱,而信号-背景差是在 145 mJ、10 kPa、靶前1.0 mm处、延时450 ns达到最大值。基于Al等离子体不同激光脉冲能 量下的时间-空间分辨谱,对结果进行了简单的讨论。并分别确定了获得最大特征辐射和信 号-背景差的条件。     

Spectral and energy characteristics of acoustic emission in the laser radiation breakdown of water

Results from experimental investigations of acoustic emission from the optical breakdown zone in liquid formed by laser radiation at a wavelength of 532 nm are presented. The linear dependence of the acoustic pressure on the laser pulse energy is revealed. It is shown that the effect of an additional source of sound at a frequency of 37 kHz enhances the acoustic emission from the optical breakdown zone.     

On the angular momentum transferred during electromagnetic energy absorption and emission

In the framework of classical electrodynamics, the angular momentum transported into (and/or from) a volume bounded by a rotational surface is derived. The dependences of electromagnetic field on space and time, and also the electromagnetic properties of the interacting masses are arbitrary. The results may be useful for the theory of toroidal currents induced by high-frequency heating of plasmas. A connection with the Manley-Rowe equations is given.     

Enhanced emission of the laser generated plume in Ar gas

We report an effect of enhanced emission of laser generated plume in gas ambi-ent.Nonreactive argon gas was used in the experiment of UV laser ablation of copper plate.The emission of Cu atoms from the plume was increased more than the times.The emission in-tensity is sensitive to the gas pressure,but in a certain region of gas pressure,the enhanced ef-fect can be controlled stably.For the emission lines from other element,Zn,in the plume,the intensities are subjected to the same factor of increasement.     

Methods for estimating the energy of extensive air showers

A multilevel scheme for calculating estimates of the energy of extensive air showers on the basis of signals in different detectors is considered. The numerical energy estimates at specified values of signals in scintillation detectors are smaller than the experimental ones by a factor of about 1.6. The results of the calculation confirmed that the total flux of Cherenkov light is proportional to the shower energy. The flux of fluorescent light generated within 100 m from the shower core is due to only 60% of the total energy.     

Influence of various gases on the emission of laser generated plume

We report the experimental results on the investigation of the emission charac teristics of the XeCl laser generated plume from the Copper target in variant gas ambient. The dependence of the emission intensities on the gas pressure are strikingly different among these gases. This behavior is attributed to the difference in ionization of the employed gases.     

High frequency fiber laser emission generated by pump spiking

A stable and short pulse train of ∼100 MHz repetition frequency was obtained from an erbium doped fiber laser excited by a “continuous” semiconductor laser and by using a linear cavity defined by a Bragg grating pair. The operation frequency of the fiber laser was greater (∼5-15 times) than the cavity round-trip frequency. Emission properties obtained from the erbium doped fiber laser were correlated with those taken from the pump laser, which presented a particular optical noise (very short pulses) added to the continuous emission. From the temporal and radio-frequency analysis of both systems, we conclude that the pump emission characteristics are the responsible of the fiber laser pulsed behaviour.     

Scaling law and polarization of second harmonic emission from laser generated plasma

Measurements are described of the intensity and polarization of the second harmonic emission from a plasma generated by 1.054 μm, 35 ps laser pulses at oblique incidence. It is shown that the measured scaling cannot be explained by a simple power law and that at high intensities the degree of polarization of the second harmonic radiation does not depend on the polarization of the incident laser light.     

X-ray emission from plasma generated by nanosecond laser irradiating tantalum

A continuum spectrum of X-rays, originating from the interaction of a moderate intensity nanosecond Nd:Yag laser (1064 nm, 9 ns, 30 Hz, 900 mJ, 10¹¹ W/cm²) with metal targets producing plasma, is investigated. The photon emission intensity is particularly high when the plasma expands in a low-pressure gas. The photon energy is measured through selective thin absorber films employed in front of the solid state detector. The temperature of the hot electrons generated from the plasma, responsible for the continuum spectrum emission, is calculated from the fit of the X-ray spectrum with a Maxwellian distribution, and it is about 1–2 keV.     

Spatiotemporal characteristics of laser emission. I

The first chapter describes the general premises of the electrodynamic theory of the laser as a nonstationary nonlinear oscillatory system with spatially distributed parameters. Maxwell's equations are used to derive an equation for the complex amplitude of the electromagnetic field in a cavity filled with transversely inhomogeneous active medium. The self-conssitent analysis includes a simultaneous solution of the equations for the field and for the inverted population. In the second chapter, electrodynamic theory is applied to injection and electron-beampumped semiconductor lasers. The threshold characteristics, the field structure in the near and far zones, the lasing regimes of semiconductor lasers, and the influence of nonlinearity of the refractive index are considered.Division of Quantum Radiophysics, Lebedev Physics Institute. Translated from Preprint No. 33, Lebedev Physics Institute, Moscow, 1990.     

Spatiotemporal characteristics of laser emission. II

The electrodynamic laser theory of a nonstationary nonlinear oscillatory system with spatially distributed parameters, constructed in the first part, and applied there to semiconductor lasers (electron-beam pumped injection lasers) is used in this second part to investigate the spatiotemporal characteristics of emission in the near and far zones and for giant laser light pulse generation in Q-switched lasers (Chap. 1) and the electrodynamics of a laser with planar open cavities, particularly at high pump levels (Chap. 2). In the third chapter is set forth a procedure for the investigation of the wavefront deformation in laser amplifiers. We consider also the possibility of improving the laser divergence by using mirrors comprising systems of inverting prisms—triple prisms or corner reflector (Chap. 4). The fifth chapter is devoted to a procedure for the investigation of the spatiotemporal characteristics of laser radiation with spherical mirrors. In the sixth chapter the spatial structure of propagating Bessel beams, is determined and a comparison is made with other laser beams.Quantum Radiophysics Division, Lebedev Physics Institute. Translated from Preprint No. 51 of the Lebedev Physics Institute, Academy of Sciences of the USSR, Moscow, 1990.     

Effects of laser pulse wavelength and laser fluence on the characteristics of silver nanoparticle generated by laser ablation

Electrically pumped ultraviolet random lasing was achieved in metal-insulator-semiconductor (MIS) diodes based on ZnO films at room temperature. The ZnO films were grown by plasma assisted molecular beam epitaxy. Two different kinds of insulator layers, SiO _x (0<x≤2) and AlO _x (0<x≤1.5) were deposited by electron beam evaporation. X-ray diffraction experiments found these oxide layers were amorphous (or microcrystals), and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy confirmed the Si and Al were fully oxidized. Compared with devices using SiO _x as the insulator layer, diodes with evaporated AlO _x layers showed a lower working threshold forward current (～20 mA to ～26 mA) and higher emission intensity. Periodic features indicating formation of closed-loop paths were deduced by the power Fourier transform of electroluminescence spectra. The cavity length of both devices increased as forward currents increased, while a larger cavity length was always obtained in the AlO _x -involved device under the same working current. The improved performance was attributed to larger hole amount in AlO _x layers. These results revealed that evaporated AlO _x can serve as good electron blocking and hole supplying layers for hetero-structures.     

Investigations on laser plasma soft X-ray sources generated with low energy laser systems

Spectra of laser-induced plasmas at low laser energies and intensities (around 100 mJ and 10¹⁰ W cm^–2 respectively) have been recorded in the spectral range of 20 to 100 nm for different target materials, laser intensities at the target and laser wavelengths. For heavy target materials, a broadband spectrum with a spectral maximum typically around 30 nm is obtained. This broadband radiation source is well suited for photoionization processes and the generation of short wavelength inner-shell photoionization lasers. For the cadmium-photoionization laser, the influence of different soft X-ray spectra on the laser energy has been investigated. The potential of laser plasma soft X-ray sources for scientific and technical applications is briefly reviewed.Dedicated to Prof. Dr. Herbert Welling on the occasion of his 60th birthday     

Theory of spatiotemporal characteristics of laser emission. IV. Methods of controlling the spatial structures of laser beams in linear and nonlinear media

Part IV of the study continues the treatment of the theory of formation of laser beams with smooth spatial distribution, and of their conservation as they are transported in linear and nonlinear media. An exact solution is obtained for the problem of development of a small perturbation with an arbitrary amplitudephase distribution against the background of a plane wave with cubic nonlinearity. Self-consistent (waveguide) solutions of the nonlinear parabolic equation are obtained. The solutions demonstrate the effectiveness of suppression of small-scale self-focusing of diverging beams. The project of a high-aperture single-lens objective with aberration correction is developed and the relevant calculations are made.Quantum Radiophysics Division, Lebedev Physics Institute. Translated from Preprint No. 94 of the Lebedev Physics Institute, Academy of Sciences of the USSR, Moscow, 1990.     

Influence of the angular anisotropy of secondary emission on the characteristics of a two-sided multipactor

We study the influence of the thermal spread in ejection velocities of secondary electrons on the initial stage of development of a two-sided multipactor. The analysis employs a statistical method based on an exact analytical solution for the electron distribution function over times of transit through the vacuum gap. The obtained theoretical relations are used as the basis for a numerical algorithm which takes into account both the angular and energy distributions of secondary electrons and makes it possible to calculate quantitatively the main multipactor characteristics for the actual dependence of the secondary-emission ratio of the walls on the energy of bombarding electrons. Detailed numerical calculations of the multipactor zones are presented. It is shown that the presence of angular anisotropy can change significantly the conditions of production of the secondary-emission discharge as compared with the case of isotropic emission. __________ Translated from Izvestiya Vysshikh Uchebnykh Zavedenii, Radiofizika, Vol. 49, No. 5, pp. 406–415, May 2006.     

Time evolution of emission by carbon nanoparticles generated with a laser furnace technique

Time evolution of emission by carbon nanoparticles generated with a laser furnace technique was investigated with a high-speed video camera. Assuming blackbody radiation formula for small spherical particle, the internal temperature of these carbon nanoparticles was determined as a function of time delay (Δt) after laser vaporization. It was found that the internal temperature of them drastically decreased at Δt < 400μs through collision with the surrounding rare gas inside the furnace. On the other hand, in particular laser vaporization condition where yields of C₆₀ and other higher fullerenes in the soot were found to be high, an increase in the blackbody emission intensity could be recognized for longer wavelength ( 660 < λ < 830 nm) at Δt > 400μs. This finding suggests that a certain exothermic process related to the formation of C₆₀ and other higher fullerenes should occur at Δt > 400μs inside the furnace.     

氪激光等离子体X射线谱研究

在"星光-Ⅱ"激光装置上,聚焦1.06 μm激光束于真空室内氪气体喷射靶上,产生氪元素激光等离子体.用PET(2d＝0.8742 nm)平晶谱仪测量了氪激光等离子体5.25～7.55 范围的X射线发射谱.基于准相对论多组态理论,考虑了CI作用和Breit修正,采用COWAN程序计算了氪的类C到类Mg离子3-2和4-2共振跃迁波长和跃迁几率.16条氪的类N至类F离子 - 共振线得到辨识和归类.本工作对于积累氪元素离子谱线数据具有重要的意义.     

Probabilities for the emission of light particles and their energy and angular distributions for true quaternary nuclear fission

On the basis of quantum-mechanical fission theory, the features of true quaternary nuclear fission are studied by treating this fission process as a sequence of three processes following one another in the course of time. The first two processes are the escape of the first and then the second of the two light particles emitted from the neck of a fissioning nucleus because of a nonadiabatic character of the collective deformation motion of this nucleus. Finally, the third process is the separation of the fissioning nucleus into two rather heavy fission fragments. The differences that arise in the emission probabilities and in the angular and energy distributions upon going over from the first emitted to the second emitted prescission third and fourth particles are analyzed by invoking experimental data on the spontaneous and thermalneutron-induced fission of nuclei, and it is shown that these differences are caused by the changes both in the geometric configuration of the fissioning nucleus and in the shell structure of its neck after the first prescission particle is emitted from it.     

Investigation of emission characteristics of a photodissociation thallium laser

Results are reported of investigations of the spectral and energy properties of the emission of a thallium laser on the transitions 7S_1/2-6P_3/2 ( = 535 nm) and 7S_1/2-6P_1/2 ( = 377.6 nm). Excited thallium atoms are produced in dissociation of the TII molecule by radiation from an ArF laser (I = 193 nm). The experiments were performed with two cavity types, to make possible operation with lasing at one or two wavelengths. In the case of operation with one wavelength, the emission spectrum at = 535 nm consists of the hyperfine structure components of two isotopes T1²⁰³ and T1²⁰⁵ whose frequency difference depends on the emission flux density in the cavity. At the = 377.6–nm wavelength the isotopic structure of the line is not manifested, since the isotope shift is small compared with the Doppler width. When two wavelengths are generated, it is observed that when a certain flux density is reached the emission structure is qualitatively altered, with unequal changes in the character of the emission spectra of the different lines. The results are discussed.Translated from Lazernye Sistemy, pp. 58–66, 1982.