Dynamics of Relativistic Laser-Plasma Interaction on Solid Targets

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.

doi:10.1103/PhysRevLett.109.145006

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

Journal Article · Fri Oct 05 00:00:00 EDT 2012 · Physical Review Letters

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.109.145006· OSTI ID:1466949

Ping, Y. ^[1]; Kemp, A. J. ^[1]; Divol, L. ^[1]; Key, M. H. ^[1]; Patel, P. K. ^[1]; Akli, K. U. ^[2]; Beg, F. N. ^[3]; Chawla, S. ^[3]; Chen, C. D. ^[1]; Freeman, R. R. ^[4]; Hey, D. ^[1]; Higginson, D. P. ^[3]; Jarrott, L. C. ^[3]; Kemp, G. E. ^[4]; Link, A. ^[4]; McLean, H. S. ^[1]; Sawada, H. ^[3]; Stephens, R. B. ^[2]; Turnbull, D. ^[5]; Westover, B. ^[3] more »

Lawrence Livermore National Lab. (LLNL), Livermore, CA (United States)
General Atomics, San Diego, CA (United States)
Univ. of California, San Diego, CA (United States). Dept. of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
The Ohio State Univ., Columbus, OH (United States). College of Mathematical and Physical Sciences
Princeton Univ., NJ (United States). Dept. of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

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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Research Organization:: Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL), Livermore, CA (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA)

Grant/Contract Number:: AC52-07NA27344

OSTI ID:: 1466949

Alternate ID(s):: OSTI ID: 1103471

Report Number(s):: LLNL-JRNL-473572; PRLTAO; 473434

Journal Information:: Physical Review Letters, Vol. 109, Issue 14; ISSN 0031-9007

Publisher:: American Physical Society (APS)Copyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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