飞秒激光-物质相互作用产生Kα X射线

 用无色散X射线谱仪分别在靶前后测量了飞秒激光辐照铜箔产生的Kα X射线,获得了能量转换效率。入射激光脉冲宽度33 fs,能量在50 mJ～5 J,强度10₁₇～10₁₉ W/cm₂。靶后发射的Kα X射线强度随入射激光能量的增加而增加,其单色性较靶前好。采用100 μm厚靶,其能量转换率为2.2×10_-5。     

一维动理学数值模拟激光与等离子体的相互作用

利用一维(1D3V)、显式、全电磁、相对论粒子模拟代码研究动理学范畴内激光与等离子体相互作用中的受激拉曼散射,给出了粒子代码的控制方程及其数值离散的详细方案,研究表明:动理学效应在受激拉曼散射不稳定性中十分重要;时问平均的反射率在阈值强度处跃升,在更高的激光强度处达到饱和;受激拉曼背向散射周期性地在次皮秒内爆发,离子效应延迟背向拉曼散射的发生;电子俘获导致了背向拉曼散射出现爆发;Langmuir波的非线性频移使得背向散射达到饱和。     

激光等离子体相互作用的2(1/2)维粒子模拟程序

研制了2(1/2)维粒子模拟程序PLASIM(Plasma Simulator),介绍经过验证的该粒子模拟程序的算法,其特点是自含碰撞,即β粒子云模型的选取使得该程序无需额外的计算开销就能在程序中自洽地含有碰撞,使计算结果更加符合实际情况.另外电子和离子的运动都是相对论的,适于模拟超强激光与等离子体的相互作用.     

Stimulated Raman backscattering from an ultrashort laser interacting with underdense plasmas

We present experimental results of the stimulated Raman backscattering instability (BSRS) in an ultrashort intense (45fs, 5.7×10¹⁷Wcm^-2) laser pulse interacting with an optically ionized helium gas. We have studied the stimulated Raman backscattering reflectivity and the phenomenon of the transition from strongly coupled BSRS to weakly coupled BSRS. We have obtained a good agreement between our experimental results and the theory of BSRS.     

Numerical Simulation of Ultrafast Laser Pulse Propagation in Tenuous Plasmas： Envelope Evolving and Modulation

We propose an effective and useful numerical simulation scheme for the investigation of the ultra-fast laser pulses in tenuous plasmas. The accuracy of the method is tested by numerical examples. We check some special examples to investigate the laser envelope evolving and modulation in plasmas. Asymmetric two-peak modulation structure is found and its underlying physics is analyzed. The advantages and shortages of the method are also discussed.     

Solitary Waves in Relativistic Electromagnetic Plasma

Solitary waves in relativistic electromagnetic plasmas are obtained numerically. The longitudinal momentum of electrons has been taken into account in the problem. It is found that in the moving frame with electromagnetic field propagating the solitary waves can exist in both cases, where the vector potential frequency is larger or smaller than the plasma characteristic frequency.     

锐真空-等离子体边界倾角对激光尾波场加速中电子注入的影响

超短超强激光脉冲在气体等离子体中激发的尾波场加速在过去40年里有了长足的发展,人们已经在厘米加速距离内获得了数GeV的准单能电子加速,激光尾波加速的最高电子能量已经达到8 GeV.为了进一步提升加速电子束的稳定性和品质,多种电子注入方式先后被提出.本文研究了基于锐真空-等离子体边界面的密度跃变注入,着重讨论了不同角度的倾斜边界面对注入电子品质的影响.二维粒子模拟研究表明,与倾角为0°的垂直边界面相比,在合适的倾斜边界角下,第二个尾波空泡内产生的注入电量可以有近三倍的提升,同时偏振方向与入射面平行的驱动激光可以增加第一个空泡内注入电子的电量.根据不同激光入射角度时尾波场中电子自注入的起始位置差异,分析了电子电量与横向振荡增强的原因.这些研究有利于提升基于Betatron运动的尾波场辐射及其应用.     

强激光与稠密等离子体作用引起的冲击波加速离子的研究

用二维PIC（Particle-in-Cell）程序模拟研究了强激光与稠密等离子体靶作用产生的无碰撞静电冲击波的结构和这种冲击波对离子的加速过程,研究发现由于冲击波前沿附近的双极电场的作用,具有一定初速度的离子能被该双极场俘获并获得加速,最终能够被加速到两倍冲击波速度.冲击波加速可以得到准单能的离子能谱,叠加在通过鞘层加速机理产生的宽度离子能谱上.还对不同激光强度和不同等离子体密度情况下形成的冲击波进行了比较.研究表明,强度相对较低的激光在高密度等离子体中可以产生以一定速度传播的静电孤波结构,后者只能加速 关键词： 强激光 稠密等离子体 无碰撞静电冲击波 离子加速     

Numerical Simulation of Ultrafast Laser Pulse Propagation in Tenuous Plasmas:Envelope Evolving and Modulation

We propose an effective and useful numerical simulation scheme for the investigation of the ultra-fast laser pulses in tenuous plasmas. The accuracy of the method is tested by numerical examples. We check some special examples to investigate the laser envelope evolving and modulation in plasmas. Asymmetric two-peak modulation structure is found and its underlying physics is analyzed. The advantages and shortages of the method are also discussed.     

Effects of relativistic and ponderomotive nonlinearities on the interaction of high-power laser beam with an inhomogeneous warm plasma

The influence of relativistic-ponderomotive nonlinearities and the plasma inhomogeneity on the nonlinear interaction between a high-power laser beam and a warm underdense plasma are studied. It is clear that the relativistic ponderomotive force and the electron temperature modify the electron density distribution and consequently change the dielectric permittivity of the plasma. Therefore, by presenting the modified electron density and the nonlinear dielectric permittivity of the warm plasma, the electromagnetic wave equation for the propagation of intense laser beam through the plasma is derived. This nonlinear equation is numerically solved and the distributions of electromagnetic fields in the plasma, the variations of electron density, and plasma refractive index are investigated for two different background electron density profiles. The results show that the amplitude of the electric field and electron density oscillations gradually increase and decrease, during propagation in the inhomogeneous warm plasma with linear and exponential density profiles, respectively, and the distribution of electron density becomes extremely sharp in the presence of intense laser beam. It is also indicated that the electron temperature and initial electron density have an impact on the propagation of the laser beam in the plasma and change the plasma refractive index and the oscillations' amplitude and frequency. The obtained results indicate the importance of a proper choice of laser and plasma parameters on the electromagnetic field distributions, density steepening, and plasma refractive index variations in the interaction of an intense laser beam with an inhomogeneous warm plasma.