Fe and Fe+2%Si targets as ion sources via UV laser ablation plasma

In the last years the ion component of a laser-produced plasma has been considered and studied as an object to provide high-density ion sources, which can be applied in many fields such as laser-induced implantation. In this work a KrF laser beam of 10⁸ W/cm² irradiance was focused onto single-crystalline Fe and single-crystalline Fe with 2% of Si targets and the characteristics of both free expanding laser-produced plasmas were compared. The time-of-flight (TOF) method was applied to determine the ion charge yield at various laser fluences and the ion angular spread. The analyses of TOF spectra showed a synergetic effect of the silicon admixture in target material on the Fe ions production. Besides, this admixture was also responsible of the increasing of the plasma temperature which corresponds in turn to the increasing of the average kinetic energy of the particles as well as of the more collimated ion distribution.     

Studies of high-repetition-rate laser plasma EUV sources from droplet targets

The water droplet laser plasma source has been shown to have many attractive features as a continuous, almost debris-free source for extreme ultraviolet (EUV) and X-ray applications. Through a dual experimental and theoretical study, we analyze the interaction physics between the laser light and the target. The hydrodynamic laser plasma simulation code, Medusa103 is used to model the electron density distribution for comparison to electron density distributions obtained through Abel inversion of plasma interferograms. In addition, flat field EUV spectra are compared to synthetic spectra calculated with the atomic physics code RATION. Received: 31 October 2002 / Accepted: 8 February 2003 / Published online: 28 May 2003 RID="*" ID="*"Present address: Naval Reseach Laboratory, Washington D.C. RID="**" ID="**"Present address: Xtreme Technologies, G?ttingen, Germany. RID="***" ID="***"Corresponding author. Fax: +1-407/823-3570, E-mail: mrichard@mail.ucf.edu     

液体薄膜靶在激光驱动辐射源和激光离子加速中的应用

流动的无支撑液体薄膜在各个领域有着广泛应用。超强激光作用在这样的薄膜上,可产生涵盖太赫兹到伽马射线的高亮度次级辐射及高能的离子,并具有高重频、低成本、可连续工作等显著优势。概述了液体薄膜靶的制备和表征方法,阐明了液体薄膜靶相对于传统靶材的特性和优势,并对其在激光驱动辐射源和激光离子加速中的应用做出了总结和展望。     

Asymmetric high-energy ion emission from argon clusters in intense laser fields

Clusters of 2x10(3) to 4x10(4) Ar atoms are Coulomb exploded in intense (up to 8x10(15) W cm(-2)) laser fields. The dependence of multiply charged argon ion energies on the polarization state of light is probed. A directional asymmetry in the ion-explosion energies is observed for the highest charge states. The ion-energy distribution consists of a low-energy isotropic component, and a high-energy anisotropic one. The results are discussed in terms of an asymmetric Coulomb-explosion scenario.     

Excitation of low-lying nuclear states by the ion line emission in femtosecond laser plasma

A scheme of nuclear excitation by the ionic X-ray lines in laser plasma using two femtosecond laser pulses is proposed. The first pulse produces plasma with a given degree of ionization, allowing the X-ray line energies of the target ions to be tuned to resonance with the nuclear transition, while the second pulse generates hot electrons that are necessary for X-ray generation.     

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。     

Comparison of the laser-induced plasma of different metal targets as X-rays sources in vacuum

ABSTRACT

Laser-induced plasma is a good source of X-rays. It has much importance in different fields such as industry and medical field. In the current work, Nd: YAG laser was irradiated on metal targets (Al, Cu, Ni, Zn, Sb and Pb) under vacuum 10^?3?torr. Plasma plume is captured by the charged couple device. The emitted X-rays from plasma plume are detected by BPX-65 PIN photodiode through a proper biasing circuit and electrical signals are stored by digital storage oscilloscope (UNI-T UT2202C, 200?MHz). Energy was calculated from these electrical signals. The parameters of X-rays are strongly dependent on the atomic number.     

Dynamics of plasma formation during quasicontinuous laser irradiation of metals in high-pressure nitrogen atmospheres

This is a study of target destruction and the dynamics of surface plasma formation during the interaction of quasicontinuous laser radiation (λ = 1.06 μm, q = 1–7 MW/cm², τ ∼ 1.5 msec) with D16T duraluminum and bismuth in nitrogen atmospheres at pressures p = 1–20 atm. High speed photography and spectroscopy of the erosion plasma flare are used to determine the onset time for vaporization of the target, as well as the times of appearance of erosion and nitrogen plasmas for different gas pressures and laser energy fluxes q. The emergence of the plasma front from the vapor zone into the surrounding nitrogen is detected experimentally and the properties of the nitrogen plasma are studied.     

近相对论强度激光与薄膜靶相互作用中靶厚度对超热电子发射方向的影响

研究了近相对论强度的激光脉冲与薄膜靶相互作用中，靶厚度对超热电子发射方向的影响.实验发现，随着靶厚度的增加，靶后超热电子的发射方向向靶的法线方向移动，同时电子束的发散角变大.结果分析表明，靶背面电荷分离场强度的变化是影响电子发射方向的主要原因. 关键词： 飞秒激光脉冲 超热电子 靶厚度     

高频强电场下的等离子体X光发射增强

本文报道GaAs和Zn激光等离子体在高频强电场击穿气体从而在靶周围形成一层电子云的条件下,使等离子体高阶电离离子的X射线发射增强现象。     

气压对激光诱导Al等离子体特征的影响

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 10 0～ 1× 10 5Pa气压范围内 ,关于环境气体压强对激光诱导的等离子体辐射特征的影响进行了研究。使用的气体是Ar气 ,单脉冲激光能量 145mJ。结果发现 ,气压升高 ,特征谱线强度增加 ,连续谱强度也增加 ;但气压过高 ,在接近大气压时 ,特征谱和连续谱都下降 ;最大特征辐射强度在 10kPa、靶前 0 .1mm处、延时 180ns获得 ;同一条件下获得最强背景连续谱 ,而信号 -背景比是在10 0 0Pa、靶前 1.0mm处、延时 2 50 0ns达到最大值。基于Al等离子体不同气压下的时间 -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 -背景比的条件 ;以及最佳信号采集区。     

Conical emission from laser plasma interactions in the filamentation of powerful ultrashort laser pulses in air

We performed detailed experimental and numerical investigations of the conical emission (CE) accompanying the filamentation of powerful ultrashort laser pulses in air. It was found that the CE originates from self-phase modulation in the plasma produced by the pulse during propagation. The experiment and the simulation agree on the essential features of the CE: The CE angle decreases with increasing wavelength and is independent of the position along the filament, and there is no CE at Stokes-shifted wavelengths.     

激光能量对激光诱导Cu等离子体特征辐射强度、电子温度的影响

利用Nd:YAG激光(波长1 064 nm,脉宽10 ns)烧蚀金属Cu靶获得等离子体 .改变激光脉冲能量,观测到Cu的原子谱线和离子谱线随激光脉冲能量有不同的变化关系, 但都在330 mJ/pulse时,谱线强度达到最大,随后在330 mJ～370 mJ/pulse间出现一小平台 ,能量继续增加,各谱线强度减小.同时,使用烧蚀Cu靶产生的五条原子谱线(465.11 nm,5 10.55 nm,515.32 nm,521.82 nm,529.25 nm)的相对强度,在局部热力学平衡近似下,利用B oltzmann图的最小二乘法拟合,测定了不同激光能量下Cu等离子体的电子温度.随激光能量的增加,电子温度近似单调地从1.02×104 K上升到1.46×104 K后,反而有所下降.     

Deposition of fullerene films from the ablation plasma generated by high-power ion beams on graphite targets

A possibility of deposing carbon films with a high content of C₆₀ and C₇₀ fullerenes from an ablation plasma generated as a result of irradiation of graphite targets by pulsed high-power ion beams is shown. The relative contents of the crystalline diamond-like carbon phase, crystalline fullerene phase, and amorphous carbon phase have been determined by X-ray diffraction analysis for different deposition conditions. The nanohardness and Young’s modulus of the deposited films and their adhesion to the single-crystal silicon substrate have been measured.     

X-ray spectra of multiply-charged hollow ions in the emission from a femtosecond laser plasma

A new type of quasicontinuous emission spectrum from a femtosecond laser plasma near the Ly_α line of H-like ions is obtained and interpreted. It is shown that these spectra are emitted by multiply charged hollow ions, which are present in the plasma on account of its ultrahigh density, which, in turn, is due to the use of high-contrast laser pulses for producing the plasma. A new spectroscopic approach based on analysis of the composition of spectral complexes of hollow ions is discussed. Pis’ma Zh. éksp. Teor. Fiz. 67, No. 7, 467–472 (10 April 1998)     

The influence of the gas cluster ion beam composition on defect formation in targets

Defect formation in silicon-on-sapphire films under the action of a gas beam of 30 keV argon cluster ions is studied. Rutherford backscattering in the channeling mode is used to demonstrate the formation of a large number of defects in the volume of a specimen that is irradiated by a cluster ion beam without mass separation. If atomic and light cluster ions are removed from the beam, defect-free etching of the specimen occurs.     

Effect of prepulse laser wavelength on EUV emission from CO2 reheated laser-produced Sn plasma

We investigated the role of prepulse laser wavelength on extreme-ultraviolet (EUV) emission and ionic debris generation. A 6 ns Nd:YAG laser operating at 266 nm was used to generate a pre-plasma that was then reheated by a 35 ns CO₂ laser pumping pulse at 10.6 μm. At an ideal delay time, improvement in EUV conversion efficiency (CE) of up to 30 % was seen compared to the CE from the pumping pulse alone. It was also shown that the most probable Sn ion kinetic energies were reduced significantly with the use of a prepulse, however, ion fluence increased. These results were compared to those obtained using a 1064 nm prepulse.     

超短超强激光与固体靶相互作用中背表面光发射的实验研究

从金属箔背表面测量了超热电子穿越固体靶产生的光发射.光发射积分成像图案呈圆环状，在圆环边缘附近出现局部化明亮光信号确定为光学渡越辐射；光发射光谱在300—500nm之间出现一系列非周期锐利尖峰，在400nm（2ω）附近的尖峰较明显，这个光发射取决于v×B加 热机制产生的超热电子束的微束团引起的相干渡越辐射，(v为电子电度，B为磁场强度)，光 强随靶厚度的增加而减小. 关键词： 超热电子 光发射 光学渡越辐射 v×B加热机制 相干渡越辐射