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Title: Experimental observation of attosecond control over relativistic electron bunches with two-colour fields

Abstract

Energy coupling during relativistically intense laser–matter interactions is encoded in the attosecond motion of strongly driven electrons at the pre-formed plasma–vacuum boundary. Studying and controlling this motion can reveal details about the microscopic processes that govern a vast array of light–matter interaction phenomena, including those at the forefront of extreme laser–plasma science such as laser-driven ion acceleration, bright attosecond pulse generation and efficient energy coupling for the generation and study of warm dense matter. Here in this paper, we experimentally demonstrate that by precisely adjusting the relative phase of an additional laser beam operating at the second harmonic of the driving laser it is possible to control the trajectories of relativistic electron bunches formed during the interaction with a solid target at the attosecond scale. Finally, we observe significant enhancements in the resulting high-harmonic yield, suggesting potential applications for sources of ultra-bright, extreme ultraviolet attosecond radiation to be used in atomic and molecular pump–probe experiments

Authors:
 [1];  [2];  [3];  [1];  [3];  [3];  [3];  [4];  [3];  [3];  [1];  [1];  [5]
  1. Queen's Univ., Belfast (United Kingdom). Dept. of Physics and Astronomy
  2. Helmholtz Inst., Jena (Germany)
  3. Helmholtz Inst., Jena (Germany); Friedrich-Schiller-Universitat Jena (Germany). Inst. fur Optik und Quantenelektronik
  4. Helmholtz Inst., Jena (Germany); Friedrich-Schiller-Universitat Jena (Germany). Inst. fur Optik und Quantenelektronik; SLAC National Accelerator Lab., Menlo Park, CA (United States)
  5. Queen's Univ., Belfast (United Kingdom). Dept. of Physics and Astronomy; Helmholtz Inst., Jena (Germany); Friedrich-Schiller-Universitat Jena (Germany). Inst. fur Optik und Quantenelektronik
Publication Date:
Research Org.:
SLAC National Accelerator Lab., Menlo Park, CA (United States)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE Office of Science (SC)
OSTI Identifier:
1360939
Grant/Contract Number:  
AC02-76SF00515
Resource Type:
Accepted Manuscript
Journal Name:
Nature Photonics
Additional Journal Information:
Journal Volume: 11; Journal Issue: 1; Journal ID: ISSN 1749-4885
Publisher:
Nature Publishing Group
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
70 PLASMA PHYSICS AND FUSION TECHNOLOGY; High-harmonic generation; Laser-produced plasmas; Ultrafast lasers

Citation Formats

Yeung, M., Rykovanov, S., Bierbach, J., Li, L., Eckner, E., Kuschel, S., Woldegeorgis, A., Rödel, C., Sävert, A., Paulus, G. G., Coughlan, M., Dromey, B., and Zepf, M. Experimental observation of attosecond control over relativistic electron bunches with two-colour fields. United States: N. p., 2016. Web. doi:10.1038/NPHOTON.2016.239.
Yeung, M., Rykovanov, S., Bierbach, J., Li, L., Eckner, E., Kuschel, S., Woldegeorgis, A., Rödel, C., Sävert, A., Paulus, G. G., Coughlan, M., Dromey, B., & Zepf, M. Experimental observation of attosecond control over relativistic electron bunches with two-colour fields. United States. https://doi.org/10.1038/NPHOTON.2016.239
Yeung, M., Rykovanov, S., Bierbach, J., Li, L., Eckner, E., Kuschel, S., Woldegeorgis, A., Rödel, C., Sävert, A., Paulus, G. G., Coughlan, M., Dromey, B., and Zepf, M. Mon . "Experimental observation of attosecond control over relativistic electron bunches with two-colour fields". United States. https://doi.org/10.1038/NPHOTON.2016.239. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1360939.
@article{osti_1360939,
title = {Experimental observation of attosecond control over relativistic electron bunches with two-colour fields},
author = {Yeung, M. and Rykovanov, S. and Bierbach, J. and Li, L. and Eckner, E. and Kuschel, S. and Woldegeorgis, A. and Rödel, C. and Sävert, A. and Paulus, G. G. and Coughlan, M. and Dromey, B. and Zepf, M.},
abstractNote = {Energy coupling during relativistically intense laser–matter interactions is encoded in the attosecond motion of strongly driven electrons at the pre-formed plasma–vacuum boundary. Studying and controlling this motion can reveal details about the microscopic processes that govern a vast array of light–matter interaction phenomena, including those at the forefront of extreme laser–plasma science such as laser-driven ion acceleration, bright attosecond pulse generation and efficient energy coupling for the generation and study of warm dense matter. Here in this paper, we experimentally demonstrate that by precisely adjusting the relative phase of an additional laser beam operating at the second harmonic of the driving laser it is possible to control the trajectories of relativistic electron bunches formed during the interaction with a solid target at the attosecond scale. Finally, we observe significant enhancements in the resulting high-harmonic yield, suggesting potential applications for sources of ultra-bright, extreme ultraviolet attosecond radiation to be used in atomic and molecular pump–probe experiments},
doi = {10.1038/NPHOTON.2016.239},
journal = {Nature Photonics},
number = 1,
volume = 11,
place = {United States},
year = {Mon Dec 05 00:00:00 EST 2016},
month = {Mon Dec 05 00:00:00 EST 2016}
}

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