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Title: Dynamics of Relativistic Laser-Plasma Interaction on Solid Targets

Abstract

A novel time-resolved diagnostic is used to record the critical surface motion during picosecond-scale relativistic laser interaction with a solid target. Single-shot measurements of the specular light show a redshift decreasing with time during the interaction, corresponding to a slowing-down of the hole boring process into overdense plasma. On-shot full characterization of the laser pulse enables simulations of the experiment without any free parameters. Finally, two-dimensional particle-in-cell simulations yield redshifts that agree with the data, and support a simple explanation of the slowing-down of the critical surface based on momentum conservation between ions and reflected laser light.

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  1. Lawrence Livermore National Lab. (LLNL), Livermore, CA (United States)
  2. General Atomics, San Diego, CA (United States)
  3. Univ. of California, San Diego, CA (United States). Dept. of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
  4. The Ohio State Univ., Columbus, OH (United States). College of Mathematical and Physical Sciences
  5. Princeton Univ., NJ (United States). Dept. of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
Publication Date:
Research Org.:
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL), Livermore, CA (United States)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA)
OSTI Identifier:
1466949
Alternate Identifier(s):
OSTI ID: 1103471
Report Number(s):
LLNL-JRNL-473572
Journal ID: ISSN 0031-9007; PRLTAO; 473434
Grant/Contract Number:  
AC52-07NA27344
Resource Type:
Accepted Manuscript
Journal Name:
Physical Review Letters
Additional Journal Information:
Journal Volume: 109; Journal Issue: 14; Journal ID: ISSN 0031-9007
Publisher:
American Physical Society (APS)
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
70 PLASMA PHYSICS AND FUSION TECHNOLOGY

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Ping, Y., Kemp, A. J., Divol, L., Key, M. H., Patel, P. K., Akli, K. U., Beg, F. N., Chawla, S., Chen, C. D., Freeman, R. R., Hey, D., Higginson, D. P., Jarrott, L. C., Kemp, G. E., Link, A., McLean, H. S., Sawada, H., Stephens, R. B., Turnbull, D., Westover, B., and Wilks, S. C. Dynamics of Relativistic Laser-Plasma Interaction on Solid Targets. United States: N. p., 2012. Web. doi:10.1103/PhysRevLett.109.145006.
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Ping, Y., Kemp, A. J., Divol, L., Key, M. H., Patel, P. K., Akli, K. U., Beg, F. N., Chawla, S., Chen, C. D., Freeman, R. R., Hey, D., Higginson, D. P., Jarrott, L. C., Kemp, G. E., Link, A., McLean, H. S., Sawada, H., Stephens, R. B., Turnbull, D., Westover, B., & Wilks, S. C. Dynamics of Relativistic Laser-Plasma Interaction on Solid Targets. United States. https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.109.145006
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Ping, Y., Kemp, A. J., Divol, L., Key, M. H., Patel, P. K., Akli, K. U., Beg, F. N., Chawla, S., Chen, C. D., Freeman, R. R., Hey, D., Higginson, D. P., Jarrott, L. C., Kemp, G. E., Link, A., McLean, H. S., Sawada, H., Stephens, R. B., Turnbull, D., Westover, B., and Wilks, S. C. Fri . "Dynamics of Relativistic Laser-Plasma Interaction on Solid Targets". United States. https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.109.145006. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1466949.
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@article{osti_1466949,
title = {Dynamics of Relativistic Laser-Plasma Interaction on Solid Targets},
author = {Ping, Y. and Kemp, A. J. and Divol, L. and Key, M. H. and Patel, P. K. and Akli, K. U. and Beg, F. N. and Chawla, S. and Chen, C. D. and Freeman, R. R. and Hey, D. and Higginson, D. P. and Jarrott, L. C. and Kemp, G. E. and Link, A. and McLean, H. S. and Sawada, H. and Stephens, R. B. and Turnbull, D. and Westover, B. and Wilks, S. C.},
abstractNote = {A novel time-resolved diagnostic is used to record the critical surface motion during picosecond-scale relativistic laser interaction with a solid target. Single-shot measurements of the specular light show a redshift decreasing with time during the interaction, corresponding to a slowing-down of the hole boring process into overdense plasma. On-shot full characterization of the laser pulse enables simulations of the experiment without any free parameters. Finally, two-dimensional particle-in-cell simulations yield redshifts that agree with the data, and support a simple explanation of the slowing-down of the critical surface based on momentum conservation between ions and reflected laser light.},
doi = {10.1103/PhysRevLett.109.145006},
journal = {Physical Review Letters},
number = 14,
volume = 109,
place = {United States},
year = {Fri Oct 05 00:00:00 EDT 2012},
month = {Fri Oct 05 00:00:00 EDT 2012}
}
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