Time-resolved Kα spectroscopy measurements of hot-electron equilibration dynamics in thin-foil solid targets: Collisional and collective effects

Nilson, P. M.; Solodov, A. A.; Davies, J. R.; Theobald, W.; Mileham, C.; Stoeckl, C.; Begishev, I. A.; Zuegel, J. D.; Froula, D. H.; Betti, R.; Meyerhofer, D. D.

doi:10.1088/0953-4075/48/22/224001

Title: Time-resolved K_α spectroscopy measurements of hot-electron equilibration dynamics in thin-foil solid targets: Collisional and collective effects

Journal Article · Fri Sep 25 00:00:00 EDT 2015 · Journal of Physics. B, Atomic, Molecular and Optical Physics

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1088/0953-4075/48/22/224001· OSTI ID:1222947

Nilson, P. M. ^[1]; Solodov, A. A. ^[1]; Davies, J. R. ^[1]; Theobald, W. ^[1]; Mileham, C. ^[1]; Stoeckl, C. ^[1]; Begishev, I. A. ^[1]; Zuegel, J. D. ^[1]; Froula, D. H. ^[1]; Betti, R. ^[1]; Meyerhofer, D. D. ^[1]

Univ. of Rochester, Rochester, NY (United States)

Time-resolved K_α spectroscopy measurements from high-intensity laser interactions with thin-foil solid targets are reviewed. Thin Cu foils were irradiated with 1- to 10-J, 1-ps pulses at focused intensities from 10¹⁸ to 10¹⁹ W/cm². The experimental data show K_α-emission pulse widths from 3 to 6 ps, increasing with laser intensity. The time-resolved K_α-emission data are compared to a hot-electron transport and K_α-production model that includes collisional electron-energy coupling, resistive heating, and electromagnetic field effects. The experimental data show good agreement with the model when a reduced ponderomotive scaling is used to describe the initial mean hot-electron energy over the relevant intensity range.

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Research Organization:: Univ. of Rochester, NY (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA); USDOE Office of Science (SC), Fusion Energy Sciences (FES)

Grant/Contract Number:: NA0001944; Cooperative Agreement No. DE-FC02-0; SC-0012317

OSTI ID:: 1222947

Alternate ID(s):: OSTI ID: 1238914

Journal Information:: Journal of Physics. B, Atomic, Molecular and Optical Physics, Vol. 48, Issue 22; ISSN 0953-4075

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Language:: English

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