Influence of angles of incidence of laser radiation on the generation of fast ions

It was established experimentally that the number and energy of fast ions in laser plasma increased with increasing angle of focusing laser radiation onto a flat target. Numerical calculations showed that the increase in angle of focusing brought the mean angle of incidence of laser radiation closer to the optimal angle corresponding to the maximal efficiency of the resonance absorption mechanism and, as a result, increased the fraction of absorbed laser energy in the energy of fast electrons and increased the number of fast electrons. In turn, the increase in the energy and number of fast electrons resulted in an increase in the number of fast electrons involved in the formation of a self-consistent electric field at the target edge and led to the growth of the field strength, which, eventually, was the reason for the increase in the number and energy of fast ions.     

超短超强激光与固体靶相互作用中超热电子的角分布

 用3TW超短超强激光器进行了激光与固体靶相互作用实验。采用电子角分布仪和LiF热释光探测器探测了超热电子的角分布。测量结果显示：能量较高的电子发射的定向性好于能量较低的电子；能量较低的电子呈溅射状发射；能量较高的电子发射出现两个尖锐的发射峰，其中，激光反射方向的超热电子发射峰则由反射激光、有质动力径向分量、侧向拉曼散射等加速机制共同作用的结果，靠近靶法线方向的超热电子发射峰是由其振吸收机制产生，且理论预言与实验结果相吻合。     

Spatial distribution of high-energy electron emission from water plasmas produced by femtosecond laser pulses

High energy electrons emitted by water plasmas produced by a single or a multiple laser pulse are investigated. The multipulse mode greatly enhances the generation and the temperature of hot electrons. Directional emission of high energy electrons over 25 keV is observed in two symmetric directions with respect to the laser axis and at 46 degrees from the directions of the laser electric field. Two-dimensional particle-in-cell simulations reproduce well the experimental results and indicate that the acceleration mechanism of the high energy electrons is due mainly to the resonance absorption at the edge of the spherical droplets formed by the leading pulse.     

Vacuum heating evaluation for plasmas of exponentially decreasing density profile

Ultra-short pulse lasers have opened a regime of laser-plasma interaction where plasmas have scale lengths shorter than the laser wavelength and allow the possibility of generating near-solid density plasmas. The interaction of high-intensity laser beams with sharply bounded high-density and small scale length plasmas is considered. Absorption of the laser energy associated with the mechanism of dragging electrons out of the plasma into the vacuum and sending them back into the plasma with the electric field component along the density gradient, so called vacuum heating, is studied. An exponentially decreasing electron density profile is assumed. The vector potential of the electromagnetic field propagating through the plasma is calculated and the behaviour of the electric and magnetic components of the electromagnetic field is studied. The fraction of laser power absorbed in this process is calculated and plotted versus the laser beam incidence angle, illumination energy, and the plasma scale length.     

超热电子的产生与输运背向辐射的实验研究

报道了在100TW fs激光器上采用电子磁谱仪和光学CCD积分成像相机分别对激光-固体靶相互作用在靶背方向产生的超热电子能谱及其光学渡越辐射进行的测量。能谱测量结果显示：超热电子能谱呈单温类-麦克斯韦分布,拟合的温度为107keV;光学渡越辐射(OTR)测量结果显示：OTR是由于超热电子输运穿越固体靶所致,而辐射区域呈圆盘状、有发散角、有光强分布;如果考虑超热电子的产生和加热机制,则占主导地位的加热机制是共振吸收对电子的加热。     

超热电子的产生与输运背向辐射的实验研究

报道了在100TW fs激光器上采用电子磁谱仪和光学CCD积分成像相机分别对激光-固体靶相互作用在靶背方向产生的超热电子能谱及其光学渡越辐射进行的测量.能谱测量结果显示:超热电子能谱呈单温类-麦克斯韦分布,拟合的温度为107 keV;光学渡越辐射(OTR)测量结果显示:OTR是由于超热电子输运穿越固体靶所致,而辐射区域呈圆盘状、有发散角、有光强分布;如果考虑超热电子的产生和加热机制,则占主导地位的加热机制是共振吸收对电子的加热.     

超热电子的产生与输运背向辐射的测量

报道了在20TWfs激光器上采用电子磁谱仪和光学CCD积分成像相机分别对激光固体靶相互作用在靶背方向产生的超热电子能谱及其光学渡越辐射进行的测量。能谱测量结果显示:超热电子能谱呈双温类麦克斯韦分布,拟合的温度分别为90和280keV,平均温度为185keV,这与已知的温度定标率较好地吻合。光学渡越辐射测量结果显示:光学渡越辐射是由于超热电子输运穿越固体靶所致,而辐射区域呈圆盘状、有发散角、有光强分布。如果考虑超热电子的产生和加热机制,则占主导地位的加热机制是共振吸收对电子的加热。     

飞秒激光-固体靶相互作用中超热电子能量分布的实验研究

用3TW飞秒激光器研究了激光-固体靶相互作用中产生的超热电子的能量分布.超热电子构成各向异性的能量分布：在靶法线方向，超热电子能谱呈类麦克斯韦分布，拟合的温度约为206keV，该方向占主导地位的加速机理是共振吸收；在激光反射方向，超热电子能谱先是出现一个局部的平台，然后逐渐衰减，呈现非类麦克斯韦分布，这是由于几种加热机理共同作用的结果，其中占主导地位的是反射激光对电子的加速.在靶法线方向超热电子的温度和产额均大于激光反射方向超热电子的温度和产额，证明共振吸收机理对电子的加速更有效. 关键词： 飞秒激光 等离子体 超热电子 能谱     

Fast particle emission from CO2 laser produced plasmas

Spatial distributions and spectra of non thermal particles emitted from CO₂ laser aluminum plasmas have been recorded. With laser fluxes greater than 10¹³ W/cm² ions with MeV maximum kinetic energy have been detected as well as fast electrons in the range of 50 to 500 keV. The results are discussed in terms of resonant absorption as a function of different parameters s such as laser flux and angle of incidence.     

金属靶和绝缘靶对飞秒激光吸收的比较

利用脉宽为150fs、强度为8×10¹⁵W/cm²的P偏振飞秒激光研究了与 金属靶和绝缘靶 相互作用过程中的激光能量吸收、超热电子产额及超热电子能谱. 实验发现，由于绝缘靶电 导率小，因此其电荷分离势大于金属靶，从而导致绝缘靶比金属靶具有较小的激光能量吸收 、较少的超热电子发射和较高的超热电子温度. 关键词： 金属靶 绝缘靶 激光吸收 超热电子     

激光诱导Al等离子体吸收谱分析

用Nd:YAG脉冲激光烧蚀金属Al靶获得等离子体，激光脉冲能量为115mJ.pulse^-1，用氮气作保护气体，压强为1个大气压，获得激光诱导Al等离子体的时间分辨谱。分析了Al等离子体辐射特征。根据连续辐射时间分布，对吸收谱的形成作了简单的解释，认为Al原子对连续辐射的共振中收是形成吸收谱中的“凹谷”的主要机制。     

Nonlinear interaction of the radiation with the pondermotive force deformated plasmas

The interaction of the powerful p-polarised radiation with the plasmas is studied. It is obtained the picture of the space and time evolution of the electromagnetic field in the plasmas and the picture of the particle's redistribution connected with the ponderomotive force of the plasma field and with the hydrodynamic motion as well. The dynamics of the electromagnetic field absorption and the distribution of the absorbed energy between the cold and hot electrons are investigated. The role of such general processes in the effect of second harmonic generation is demonstrated.     

模式耦合对倾斜校正自适应光学系统的非等晕限制

分析了当入射信标波前与观测目标不在同一方向且考虑模式之间的耦合时,倾斜校正自适应光学系统的波前残余误差。并引入模式耦合因子变量,分析了模式耦合对倾斜校正自适应光学系统波前校正残余误差的影响。此外还给出了光波水平大气传输时的数值计算结果。     

超热电子产生Kα辐射的参数影响

 超短超强激光与固体靶相互作用,可以产生大量的Kα特征谱线发射。这种Kα线光源在背光照相、医学成像和超快诊断等方面具有显著优势。为了寻求获得Kα线高产额的方法,利用ITS蒙卡模拟程序,对超短超强激光产生的超热电子在固体靶中产生的Kα线发射进行了模拟。系统研究了Kα线发射强度随出射角度、靶厚度和超热电子温度等参数的变化情况。研究发现在恒定的激光功率密度或超热电子温度下,存在最佳的靶厚度,使得Kα线光子产额最大,并用模拟结果对已有实验数据进行了解释。     

Spatial and temporal dynamics of light attenuation and transmission by plasmas induced in liquids by nanosecond Nd:YAG laser pulses

Summary The analysis of the spatial and temporal dynamics of plasmas induced in liquids by nanosecond laser pulses, based on a model of moving breakdown combined with a model of distributed shielding, is herein presented. Time- and space-resolved characteristics of energy absorption and transmission are evaluated with the aid of the two models, and compared to experimental findings available in the literature. In particular, energy absorbed per unit length and volume of the plasma column, time-resolved transmission, and energy input-output characteristics of the plasma, are considered. The dependence of the plasma attenuation of the focusing geometry is also discussed. The relevance of this analysis in relation to laser photodisruption is finally outlined.     

超热电子输运背向光辐射的实验研究

在100TW掺钛蓝宝石飞秒激光器上利用光学CCD相机和光学多道分析仪,分别在靶背法线方向测量了超热电子光辐射的空间分布和光谱.测量结果显示：光辐射空间分布图案呈圆环状,而辐射区域有发散角和光强分布,且包含多种辐射成分.光辐射光谱在800nm附近出现尖峰,是激光的基频(ω₀)波,这一现象归因于超热电子束在输运的过程中产生的微束团而引起的相干渡越辐射(CTR).随着激光能量的增加,CTR光谱峰向红光方向移动,基频波红移的主要原因是由于等离子体临界面的迅速膨胀.如果考虑超热电 关键词： 超热电子 光辐射 共振吸收 红移     

THOMSON SCATTERING MEASUREMENT OF LASER-HEATED PLASMAS

Experiment on characterizing the laser-heated plasmas using Thomson scattering measurement has been carried out. An incoherent Thomson scattering system with a 90° scattering angle has been established. The influence of the gas density and the pumping laser energy on the temperature of the laser-heated plasma has been examined. The results show that the temperature of the laser-heated plasma increases with the increase of pumping laser energy and the plasma density, which agrees well with the explanation of inverse Bremsstrahlung absorption.     

Complex ray tracing study of electron cyclotron resonance heating

In the up-to-date ray tracing study of electron cyclotron resonance heating (ECRH) of fusion plasmas, energy absorption effect has never been considered into the wave trajectory computation. Thus all the work has been done in real space so far. In this paper we consider coupling of energy absorption to wave trajectory for the first time, and numerically solve the formal complex Hamilton equations in complex space, then take the real-space-projected wave trajectories and group velocities to be the corresponding concrete ones. It is shown that both ordinary wave and extraordinary wave injected from the inner side of the tokamak plasmas approach the electron cyclotron resonance surface step by step and their group velocities become exceedingly small as they move toward this surface. Those clearly show that the resonance between the electron cyclotron waves and the fusion plasmas takes place in the electron cyclotron resonance region, which is just the case the ECRH experimental results and the plasma kinetic theory of waves demonstrate.     

Intensity Dependence of Classical and Collective Absorption Processes in Laser Produced Plasmas at 1.053 ?m and 0.527 ?m

Intensity dependence of absorption efficiency in laser produced plasmas, at a pulse width of 100 ps, has been measured using an integrating spherical photometer at the laser irradiance of ?-1014 ~ 1016 W/cm2 for the laser wavelengths of 1.053 j, m and 0.527 ?m, respectively. For these experimental conditions, the observed experimental results are well explained in terms of classical and collective absorption processes. Specifically, we propose the formation of periodic density profile modification in the underdense region which results in enhanced resonance absorption efficiency at high laser irradiance.     

掠入射驱动产生x射线激光的数值模拟

利用一维流体力学数值模拟程序MEDUSA和原子物理程序包，以类镍钼189nm x射线激光为例，对掠入射驱动x射线激光方案进行了研究.掠入射驱动x射线激光方案可以通过调整掠入射角来选择适合的增益区间.与正入射驱动方案相比，掠入射驱动方案加强了驱动激光在增益区内的吸收，提高了驱动激光向x射线激光的转换效率.模拟结果与实验结果符合较好. 关键词： x射线激光 掠入射辐照 激光等离子体