Ultra slow muons generated by laser resonant ionization of thermal muonium produced by 500‐MeV protons with hot tungsten

We report recent progress to date on the UT‐MSL/KEK “Ultra Slow Muon” project, in which thermal muonium (Mu) atoms are generated from the surface of a hot tungsten target placed at the primary 500 MeV proton beam line and resonantly ionized by intense u.v. lasers synchronized with the emission of the Mu. The positive muon ionization fragments are collected by electrostatic beam optics to form a beam of slow positive muons. This revised version was published online in August 2006 with corrections to the Cover Date.     

N-shell ionization of tungsten by proton impact

The cross section for tungstenN-shell ionization by proton impact has been measured between 0.015 and 2.8 MeV. The measurements are compared with results from the semi-classical approach (SCA), which has been extended to 4d ionization.     

团簇增强的纳秒激光电离产生Xez+(z≤20)高价离子

利用功率密度为1011—1012W·cm-2的1064nm纳秒激光电离氙原子团簇，在飞行时间质谱中观察到电离态高达+20的高价离子.不同脉冲束位置实验表明，仅当激光作用于分子束的中段时，才能观察到高价离子，且高价离子的强度随束源压力的增加而迅速增强.实验结果表明束中大尺寸团簇的存在与高价离子的形成密切相关.讨论了高价离子产生的可能机理. 关键词： 氙 纳秒激光 高价离子 飞行时间质谱     

Cluster-assisted generation of multi-charged ions in nanosecond laser ionization of pulsed hydrogen sulfide beam at 1064 and 532nm

The multi-charged sulfur ions of S^q= (q\le 6) have been generated when hydrogen sulfide cluster beams are irradiated by a nanosecond laser of 1064 and 532,nm with an intensity of 10¹⁰\sim 10¹²W1\cdotcm^-2. S⁶⁺ is the dominant multi-charged species at 1064nm, while S⁴⁺, S³⁺ and S²⁺ ions are the main multi-charged species at 532nm. A three-step model (i.e., multiphoton ionization triggering, inverse bremsstrahlung heating, electron collision ionizing) is proposed to explain the generation of these multi-charged ions at the laser intensity stated above. The high ionization level of the clusters and the increasing charge state of the ion products with increasing laser wavelength are supposed mainly due to the rate-limiting step, i.e., electron heating by absorption energy from the laser field via inverse bremsstrahlung, which is proportional to \lambda ², \lambda being the laser wavelength.     

Cluster-assisted generation of multiply charged ions in nanosecond laser ionization of seeded furan beam at 532 and 1064 nm

The multiply charged ions of C ^{q +} (q ≤ 4), O ^{q +} (q ≤ 6) were produced when a furan cluster beam interacted with nanosecond 1064 and 532 nm lasers at intensities of 10¹⁰–10¹² W/cm². It is shown that O⁶⁺ and C⁴⁺ ions were the dominant multiply charged species at 1064 nm, while C²⁺, C³⁺, O²⁺, O³⁺ ions were the main multiply charged species at 532 nm. By varying the electric field in the extraction region of the time of flight mass spectrometer (TOFMS), two types of ions were extracted, one of which had large kinetic energy and narrow space distribution, and the other had small kinetic energy and broad space distribution. The formation channels for He-like ions of C⁴⁺ and O⁶⁺ are discussed.     

Generating monoenergetic proton beam by using circularly polarlzed laser

The interaction of ultrashort intense circularly polarized laser with ultra thin overdense foil is studied by particle-in-cell simulation and analytic model.It is found that with the balance between pondermotive force and electrostatic force,highly quasi-monoenergetic proton beam can be generated by Phase Stable Acceleration(PSA)process.As in conventional accelerators,ion will be accelerated and bunched up in the longitudinal direction at the same time.     

Generating monoenergetic proton beam by using circularly polarized laser

The interaction of ultrashort intense circularly polarized laser with ultra thin overdense foil is studied by particle-in-cell simulation and analytic model. It is found that with the balance between pondermotive force and electrostatic force, highly quasi-monoenergetic proton beam can be generated by Phase Stable     

Simultaneous generation of a proton beam and terahertz radiation in high-intensity laser and thin-foil interaction

We have observed simultaneously both the fast proton generation and terahertz (THz) radiation in the laser pulse interaction with a 5-μm thick titanium target. In order to control the proton acceleration and THz radiation, we have changed the duration of the amplified spontaneous emission (ASE) preceding the main pulse generated by the high-intensity Ti:sapphire laser. A fast proton beam with the maximal energy of ∼ 490 keV has been realized by reducing the duration of the ASE. Simultaneously, an intense emission of THz radiation is observed for various ASE durations. We propose the antenna mechanism for the THz radiation, according to which the fast electrons moving along the target surface emit the low-frequency electromagnetic wave. PACS 52.25.Os; 52.38.Kd; 52.50.Jm     

CS2团簇增强的激光多价电离现象的质谱研究

利用脉宽为25ns的脉冲Nd:YAG 532 nm的激光,在8×1010W/cm2的强度下,用飞行时间质谱对CS2的激光电离过程进行了研究.观察到了较强的C2+和S2+高价离子信号,这些高价离子C2+,S2+的最可几平动能高达144eV,112 eV.不同进样方式,激光延迟以及束源压力的实验结果表明,这些高价离子可能来源于CS2团簇的库仑爆炸过程.多光子电离引发,逆韧致吸收加热-电子碰撞电离模型可能是高价离子产生的机理.     

Mono-energetic GeV electrons from ionization in a radially polarized laser beam

Fields of a radially polarized laser beam developed recently [Y. I. Salamin, Opt. Lett.31, 2619 (2006)] are employed to show that electrons produced by atomic ionization near the focus may be accelerated to GeV energies. Conditions for producing a mono-energetic and well-collimated electron beam are discussed.     

Third-harmonic generation in a vacuum at the focus of a high-intensity laser beam

A new physical effect lying in the harmonic generation by a focused high-intensity (I ～ 10²⁷ W/cm²) laser beam in a vacuum is predicted. The probability for the third-harmonic generation is calculated for a specific model of a monochromatic laser beam (symmetric beam) with the optical frequency.     

Spatial patterns induced in a laser beam by thermal nonlinearities

Stable spatial laser patterns were observed in a high-finesse Fabry-Perot cavity containing up to 2 atm of CO(2) and O(2). The gases displayed the same sequence of patterns that obey a scaling law of the form P(beta)p(2), where P is the power stored in the cavity, p is the pressure of the gas, and beta is a material-dependent parameter.     

GoldL-shell ionization probability by 1 MeV proton at large scattering angles

The impact parameter dependence of the ionization of GoldL-subshells has been measured and compared to theoretical values calculated in the SCA framework by Aashamar et al. [17]. Special attention has been paid to large scattering angle measurements and results are obtained for0 _lab=30°, 45°, 65°, 90°, 110°, 130°, 153° and 166°. Taking into account the sum ofL _α ,L _β ,L _γ ,L _α ,L _l lines we conclude firstly that the experimental ionization probabilityP(b) is in good agreement with the theoretical values. Secondly, comparing experimental and theoretical intensity of (L _α +L _l ) and (L _γ +L _β ) X-ray lines, we show that ionization ofL _II andL _III subshells is also fairly well described by the SCA model.     

Observation of a hot high-current electron beam from a self-modulated laser wakefield accelerator

A highly relativistic electron beam produced by a 50 TW laser-plasma accelerator has been characterized by photonuclear techniques. The beam has large divergence that increases with plasma density. The electron yield also increases with plasma density and reaches up to 4x10(11) electrons ( >10 MeV), with beam current approaching the Alfvén limit. Effective electron temperatures exceeding 8 MeV are found, leading to an order of magnitude higher photonuclear activation yield than in solid target experiments with the same laser system.     

Attosecond burst and high-harmonic generation in molecular ionization by ultrashort laser pulses

It is shown that the efficiency of attosecond pulse and high-harmonic generation in the ionization of excited molecular structures by a powerful femtosecond optical pulse can appreciably exceed the efficiency of analogous processes in atomic systems. This is due to the presence of a delocalized electron wave-packet component in the nonequilibrium molecular states, resulting in an increase of the number of particles that are effectively involved in the bremsstrahlung generation in the course of recollisions of laser-accelerated electrons with molecular core. Calculations suggest that, by optimizing the nonlinear response of molecular systems in the ionization process, one can develop compact sources of coherent vacuum ultraviolet and X-ray radiation with luminance at a level that is presently achieved only at large-scale accelerator facilities with free-electron lasers.     

强激光与双锥靶作用加速准单能质子束

提出了一种新型的双锥靶结构用于准单能质子束加速。利用二维PIC粒子模拟程序研究了强激光与双锥靶作用加速产生质子束的物理过程以及质子束品质。双锥靶产生的质子束在峰值能量和发散角度等方面都明显优于相同激光条件下单锥靶和平面靶的结果。尤其与平面靶相比,双锥靶质子束的峰值能量提高了5倍以上,而且很好地保持准单能性。一方面双锥靶的内锥部分是临界密度材料,提高了激光的吸收效率;另一方面双锥靶内形成了更强的准静态磁场,可以约束引导更多的超热电子传输过锥尖,进而增强加速质子束的鞘层电场。     

CS2团簇增强的激光多价电离现象的质谱研究

利用脉宽为25ns的脉冲Nd: YAG 532 nm的激光，在8×10¹⁰W/cm²的强度下，用飞行时间质谱对CS₂的激光电离过程进行了研究.观察到了较强的C²⁺和S²⁺高价离子信号，这些高价离子C²⁺，S²⁺的最可几平动能高达144 eV，112 eV.不同进样方式，激光延迟以及束源压力的实验结果表明，这些高价离子可能来源于CS₂团簇的库仑爆炸过程.多光子电离引发，逆韧致吸收加热-电子碰撞电离模型可能是高价离子产生的机理. 关键词： 2')" href="#">CS₂ 团簇 高价离子 激光电离