Compton散射下超强激光等离子体通道的演化

应用多光子非线性Compton散射模型、空间动态补偿模型、非线性薛定谔方程和数值模拟方法,研究了Compton散射对超强飞秒激光等离子体中通道的影响,提出了将Compton散射光作为形成等离子体通道的新机制,给出了超强飞秒激光脉冲在等离子体中传播和电子密度随时间变化的非线性修正方程,并进行了数值模拟.研究发现:散射使等离子体中电子密度峰值增大1个量级,半径增大1 mm.激光最大功率密度被限制在10~(18)W/m~2以下,随传输距离增大缓慢衰减.传输初始阶段,单脉冲衰减能量较散射前增大2%,之后衰减较平缓.通过增加超强飞秒激光脉冲输入功率,能有效地增加电子密度峰值,有利于等离子体通道的形成.并对所的结论给出了初步物理解释.     

飞秒激光打孔硅的孔洞形貌研究

在飞秒激光打孔硅材料过程中,为了得到表面等离子体效应和激光烧蚀形成的孔洞对后续激光能量在孔内分布的影响,建立单脉冲等离子体阈值理论模型及设计连续飞秒激光烧蚀硅材料实验.理论计算得到的损伤阈值为0.21J/cm2,符合实验模型测得的阈值0.20~0.25J/cm2.当载流子密度达到临界值Ncr,等离子体的激发会导致表面反射率短时间内急剧上升.入射激光通量从0.5J/cm2增大到3.0J/cm2,烧蚀深度逐渐增大并趋于约1.1μm,同时脉宽从150fs减小到50fs,烧蚀结构类似于椭圆形烧蚀轮廓.后续激光脉冲辐照在已形成的孔洞上时,基于时域有限差分法,控制光束与孔壁的夹角从79℃到49℃,激光能量越接近孔底中心,越易引发该范围内的等离子体激发;且在不同偏振态光束辐照下,孔底的能量分布不同会造成相应特殊的烧蚀形貌.增大激光通量和减小脉冲宽度获得理想的初始孔洞结构,可使后续脉冲能量集中孔底中心区域,打孔效果更好.     

激光能量对粉煤灰未燃碳测量的影响

搭建了基于激光诱导击穿光谱技术的成分分析应用研究台架,应用于粉煤灰未燃碳的检测,考察不同能量的脉冲激光烧蚀粉煤灰样品时的等离子体特性。使用多通道光纤光谱仪和CCD探测器对激光烧蚀形成的等离子体发射信号进行分光和探测。分析碳谱线强度、等离子体温度和电子密度随激光能量变化的趋势,掌握激光能量对粉煤灰未燃碳测量的影响规律。研究结果显示,随着激光能量的增大,碳谱线强度、等离子体温度和电子密度均先增大后减小,空气击穿明显增强。随后碳谱线强度的变化趋于平缓并开始下降。合适的激光能量可以增强等离子体发射信号,并避免强烈空气击穿的不利影响,有助于提高测量精度。     

Compton散射下超强激光等离子体通道的演化

应用多光子非线性Compton散射模型、空间动态补偿模型、非线性薛定谔方程和数值模拟方法,研究了Compton散射对超强飞秒激光等离子体中通道的影响,提出了将Compton散射光作为形成等离子体通道的新机制,给出了超强飞秒激光脉冲在等离子体中传播和电子密度随时间变化的非线性修正方程,并进行了数值模拟。并研究发现：散射使等离子体中电子密度峰值增大1个量级,半径增大1mm。激光最大功率密度被限制在1018W/m2以下,随传输距离增大缓慢衰减。传输初始阶段,单脉冲衰减能量较散射前增大2%,之后衰减较平缓。通过增加超强飞秒激光脉冲输入功率,能有效地增加电子密度峰值,有利于等离子体通道的形成。并对所的结论给出了初步物理解释。     

纳秒激光水击穿成丝实验研究

为了研究水与纳秒激光相互作用的现象,利用相机拍摄了经显微镜放大之后的击穿区域的图像。激光射入水中后,若激光功率超过击穿阈值,水被击穿,在传播方向上形成纺锤形状的等离子体光点,同时在纵向上出现光束分裂和多丝现象。增大入射能量,传输方向上光点变密,纵向上多丝现象更加明显。利用B-T理论模拟了一维光场经调制之后的光场分布,与实验结果吻合较好。     

飞秒激光烧蚀石英玻璃的实验与理论研究

实验研究了800nm飞秒激光作用下石英玻璃的破坏机理和烧蚀规律，给出了破坏阈值与脉冲宽度的关系.发展了雪崩击穿模型，计算了材料的烧蚀阈值与脉冲宽度的依赖关系，烧蚀深度、烧蚀体积与脉冲能量的依赖关系，研究了导带电子的扩散对材料中激光能量的沉积、分布，以及材料的破坏阈值和烧蚀规律的影响. 关键词： 飞秒激光脉冲 破坏机理 石英玻璃 电子扩散     

超短脉冲激光照射下氧化铝的烧蚀机理

利用烧蚀面积与激光脉冲能量的线性关系，确定了氧化铝的破坏阈值，同时采用散射光探测法，研究了800和400nm超短脉冲激光作用下氧化铝的破坏阈值对激光脉宽的依赖关系，并探讨了氧化铝的烧蚀规律. 利用雪崩击穿模型，解释了实验结果，并讨论了导带电子光吸收机理. 关键词： 飞秒激光 氧化铝 破坏阈值 雪崩模型     

激光导致水击穿和等离子体形成过程的物理分析

对短脉冲激光作用水介质中引起光学击穿的机制进行了分析,通过自由电子密度速率方程的数值解确定激光的击穿阈值.将数值计算结果与波长在可见光和近红外波段,脉宽为ns、ps和fs的激光脉冲在纯净水和含有杂质的水中的实验测量的击穿阈值作了比较.还计算了等离子体中自由电子密度的演化、等离子体吸收系数和能量密度.通过解自由电子密度速率方程得到结果与实验测量的值符合得很好.     

激光诱导击穿光谱在薄膜损伤分析中的应用

提出了应用激光诱导击穿光谱技术对薄膜损伤特性进行表征的方法,研究了纳秒脉冲激光作用下薄膜损伤时的等离子体光谱特征,并应用该技术对薄膜的抗激光损伤特性进行了测量.实验测得,HfO2单层膜在78mJ的激光能量的辐照下,薄膜损伤时的等离子体温度为2 807.4K,且电子密度为7.4×1017cm-3.利用识别薄膜损伤时的等离子体光谱的特征,准确地判断了薄膜是否损伤,避免了薄膜损伤的误判现象.结果表明,激光诱导击穿光谱技术适用于薄膜的激光损伤测试中,并且是一种非常有效的测试分析方法.     

样品形态对燃煤的激光烧蚀特性影响分析

将激光诱导击穿光谱技术应用于煤质检测,分析了燃煤形态对激光烧蚀特性的影响.利用532 nm激光在大气常压环境下烧蚀样品.同时使用多通道光纤光谱仪和CCD探测器对激光烧蚀形成的等离子体发射信号进行分光和探测.对比分析两种不同形态煤样的等离子体温度、电子密度以及元素特征谱线强度随脉冲能量变化的规律.实验研究表明,样品形态对燃煤的激光烧蚀特性有显著影响.不问形态燃煤的等离子体温度、电子密度以及元素特征谱线强度随脉冲能量的变化规律有所不同.相同实验条件下,粉状煤样形成的等离子体温度和电子密度均比块状煤样的高,但块状煤样的元素特征谱线强度则更大.     

Self-focusing of Gaussian laser beam in collisionless plasma and its effect on stimulated Raman scattering process

This paper presents an investigation of self-focusing of Gaussian laser beam in collisionless plasma and its effect on stimulated Raman scattering process. The pump beam interacts with a pre-excited electron plasma wave thereby generating a back-scattered wave. On account of Gaussian intensity distribution of laser beam, the time independent component of the ponderomotive force along a direction perpendicular to the beam propagation becomes finite, which modifies the background plasma density profile in a direction transverse to pump beam axis. This modification in density affects the incident laser beam, electron plasma wave and back-scattered beam. We have set up the non-linear differential equations for the beam width parameters of the main beam, electron plasma wave, back-scattered wave and SRS-reflectivity by taking full non-linear part of the dielectric constant of collisionless plasma with the help of moment theory approach. It is observed from the analysis that focusing of waves greatly enhances the SRS reflectivity.     

Numerical modeling of transient progression of plasma formation in biological tissues induced by short laser pulses

A theoretical model based on the rate equation for free electron density is proposed to investigate transient progression of plasma formation in soft biological tissues during laser shock processing. The laser focusing region around the focus point is considered to be one-dimensional along the direction of the incident beam, and is discretized into numerous thin control volumes. In simulation of the transient plasma progression, the laser intensity distribution and the temporal evolution of the free electron density are calculated sequentially for each control volume using a fourth-order Runge–Kutta method with adaptive time step control. The rate-equation formalism is first validated with previously published theoretical and experimental results. Simulation of the dynamics of plasma formation is then performed. The results include temporal evolution and spatial distribution of the free electron density as well as the growth of the plasma. It is shown that the threshold laser intensity for optical breakdown in water and the maximum length of the resulting plasma obtained from the present model are in good agreement with existing experimental data. PACS 42.65.-k; 52.38.-r; 87.80.-y     

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     

超短超强激光导引及对电子加速的影响

使用粒子模拟程序对30 fs超短超强激光在均匀与抛物型两种密度分布等离子体中的传输, 以及在稳定传输状态下尾场的电子注入与加速形成的电子能谱进行了模拟与分析. 固定入射激光束斑尺寸, 在(0.4-2)×10¹⁹/cm³等离子体密度范围, 对比分析了归一化峰值强度从1-6范围的激光脉冲在上述两种密度分布等离子 体中传输时激光束斑尺寸的演化, 结果表明抛物型分布的等离子体密度通道能够对超短超强脉冲实现良好的导引, 有利于高能电子加速. 对于较高密度情况,即使在均匀等离子体中依靠相对论自聚 焦等机制也可以实现良好的自导引传输,有利于实验简化以及产生更大电量的加速电子.     

White-light nanosource with directional emission

We report the first observation of white-light emission from femtosecond laser-induced plasma in a water droplet. Such emission is not observed with water in a cell. The microdroplet acts as a lens, focusing the incident light to nanosized regions within itself and directing the emission from these regions primarily back toward the laser source. This focusing increases the intensity so that multiphoton ionization generates plasma and causes it to reach the critical density during the initial part of the pulse, enabling the rest of the pulse to heat the plasma enough to emit in the visible.     

Effects of laser intenstiy on the emission direction of fast electrons in laser-solid interactions

The dependence of emission direction of fast electrons on the laser intensity has been investigated. The experimental results show that, at nonrelativistic laser intensities, the emission of fast electrons is mainly in the polarization plane. With the increase of the laser intensity, fast electrons emit towards the laser propagation direction from laser polarization direction. At relativistic laser intensities, fast electrons move away from the laser polarization plane, closely to the reflection direction of the incident laser beam.     

Effects of laser intensity on the emission direction of fast electrons in laser-solid interactions

The dependence of emission direction of fast electrons on the laser intensity has been investigated. The experimental results show that, at nonrelativistic laser intensities, the emission of fast electrons is mainly in the polarization plane. With the increase of the laser intensity, fast electrons emit towards the laser propagation direction from laser polarization direction. At relativistic laser intensities, fast electrons move away from the laser polarization plane, closely to the reflection direction of the incident laser beam.     

Non-uniform Influence of Prepulse Duration on a Nickel-Like Mo X-Ray Laser in XLIII

An experiment on a transient nickel-like Mo x-ray laser in the extreme light III (XL III) laser facility is analyzed, based on the two-dimensional hydrodynamic evolutions of a plasma under a non-uniform incident laser. Influences of the pulse duration and intensity on plasma scale length, electron density, temperature, as well as their distributions are investigated, based on which the pre-pulse character and delay time are determined according to the parameters of laser line focus on XLIII. It is found that the optimal intensity of the pre-pulse is 1.0TW/cm² with a duration of 500ps; a well modified pre-plasma can be obtained after 1.6ns under low quality line focus in the lab.     

Second Harmonic Generation of Self‐Focused Cosh‐Gaussian Laser Beam in Thermal Quantum Plasma by Excitation of an Electron Plasma Wave

This paper presents a scheme for second harmonic generation (SHG) of an intense Cosh‐Gaussian (ChG) laser beam in thermal quantum plasmas. Moment theory approach in W.K.B approximation has been adopted in deriving the differential equation governing the propagation characteristics of the laser beam with distance of propagation. The effect of relativistic increase in electron mass on propagation dynamics of laser beam has been incorporated. Due to relativistic nonlinearity in the dielectric properties of the plasma, the laser beam gets self‐focused and produces density gradients in the transverse direction. The generated density gradients excite electron plasma wave (EPW) at pump frequency that interacts with the incident laser beam to produce its second harmonics. Numerical simulations have been carried out to investigate the effects of laser parameters on selffocusing of the laser beam and hence on the conversion efficiency of its second harmonics. Simulation results predict that within a specific range of decentered parameter the ChG laser beams show smaller divergence as they propagate and, thus, lead to enhanced conversion efficiency of second harmonics. (© 2016 WILEY‐VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim)     

Investigation into absorption of the incident laser beam during Nd:YAG laser processing of metals

Laser materials processing is highly affected by the existence of surface plasma. The absorption of surface plasma during drilling alters the power intensity distribution of the incident laser beam across the irradiated spot. The present study is carried out to measure the electron number density and temperature using a Langmuir probe while a mathematical formulation is conducted for the absorption coefficients due to electron-ion, electron-neutral atom collisions, inverse Bremsstrahlung, and photoionization processes. Consequently, a computer program is developed to compute the relevant absorption coefficients as well as the overall absorption coefficient. The laser power intensity distribution before and after the plasma absorption is computed at a plane 2.6 mm above the workpiece surface. It is found that 13% of the reduction occurs in the incident laser output power intensity at this plane in the plasma.