Transition of Femtosecond-Filament-Solid Interactions from Single to Multiple Filament Regime

Skrodzki, P. J.; Burger, M.; Jovanovic, I.

doi:10.1038/s41598-017-13188-4

Title: Transition of Femtosecond-Filament-Solid Interactions from Single to Multiple Filament Regime

Journal Article · 06 October 2017 · Scientific Reports

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-017-13188-4 · OSTI ID:1454792

Skrodzki, P. J. ^[1]; Burger, M. ^[1]; Jovanovic, I. ^[1]

Univ. of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI (United States). Dept. of Nuclear Engineering and Radiological Sciences; Univ. of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI (United States). Center for Ultrafast Optical Science

High-peak-power fs-laser filaments offer unique characteristics attractive to remote sensing via techniques such as remote laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy (R-LIBS). The dynamics of several ablation mechanisms following the interaction between a filament and a solid determines the emission strength and reproducibility of target plasma, which is of relevance for R-LIBS applications. Here, we investigate the space- and time-resolved dynamics of ionic and atomic emission from copper as well as the surrounding atmosphere in order to understand limitations of fs-filament-ablation for standoff energy delivery. Furthermore, we probe the shock front produced from filament-target interaction using time-resolved shadowgraphy and infer laser-material coupling efficiencies for both single and multiple filament regimes through analysis of shock expansion with the Sedov model for point detonation. The results provide insight into plasma structure for the range of peak powers up to 30 times the critical power for filamentation P_cr. Despite the stochastic nucleation of multiple filaments at peak-powers greater than 16 P_cr, emission of ionic and neutral species increases with pump beam intensity, and short-lived nitrogen emission originating from the ambient is consistently observed. Ultimately, results suggest favorable scaling of emission intensity from target species on the laser pump energy, furthering the prospects for use of filament-solid interactions for remote sensing.

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Research Organization:: Univ. of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE NA Office of Nonproliferation and Verification Research and Development (NA-22); USDOE National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA)

Grant/Contract Number:: NA0002534

OSTI ID:: 1454792

Journal Information:: Scientific Reports, Vol. 7, Issue 1; ISSN 2045-2322

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Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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