Transition of Femtosecond-Filament-Solid Interactions from Single to Multiple Filament Regime
Abstract
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 Pcr. Despite the stochastic nucleation of multiple filaments at peak-powers greater than 16 Pcr, 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-solidmore »
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- 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
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- Univ. of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI (United States)
- Sponsoring Org.:
- USDOE NA Office of Nonproliferation and Verification Research and Development (NA-22); USDOE National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA)
- OSTI Identifier:
- 1454792
- Grant/Contract Number:
- NA0002534
- Resource Type:
- Accepted Manuscript
- Journal Name:
- Scientific Reports
- Additional Journal Information:
- Journal Volume: 7; Journal Issue: 1; Journal ID: ISSN 2045-2322
- Publisher:
- Nature Publishing Group
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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- 42 ENGINEERING
Citation Formats
Skrodzki, P. J., Burger, M., and Jovanovic, I. Transition of Femtosecond-Filament-Solid Interactions from Single to Multiple Filament Regime. United States: N. p., 2017.
Web. doi:10.1038/s41598-017-13188-4.
Skrodzki, P. J., Burger, M., & Jovanovic, I. Transition of Femtosecond-Filament-Solid Interactions from Single to Multiple Filament Regime. United States. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-017-13188-4
Skrodzki, P. J., Burger, M., and Jovanovic, I. Fri .
"Transition of Femtosecond-Filament-Solid Interactions from Single to Multiple Filament Regime". United States. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-017-13188-4. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1454792.
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title = {Transition of Femtosecond-Filament-Solid Interactions from Single to Multiple Filament Regime},
author = {Skrodzki, P. J. and Burger, M. and Jovanovic, I.},
abstractNote = {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 Pcr. Despite the stochastic nucleation of multiple filaments at peak-powers greater than 16 Pcr, 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.},
doi = {10.1038/s41598-017-13188-4},
journal = {Scientific Reports},
number = 1,
volume = 7,
place = {United States},
year = {2017},
month = {10}
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