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- Title
Time evolution of solid-density plasma during and after irradiation by a short, intense laser pulse.
- Authors
Luan, Shixia; Yu, Wei; Murakami, Masakatsu; Zhuo, Hongbin; Yu, Mingyang; Ma, Guangjin; Mima, Kunioki
- Abstract
A two-dimensional theoretical model for the evolution of solid-density plasma irradiated by short, intense laser pulse is introduced. The electrons near the target surface are pushed inward by the radiation pressure, leading to a receding electron density jump where the laser is reflected. The electrostatic field of the resulting charge separation eventually balances the radiation pressure at the laser peak. After that the charge separation field becomes dominant. It accelerates and compresses the ions that are left behind until they merge with the compressed electrons, resulting in a high-density plasma peak. The laser pulse reflected from the receding electron density jump loses energy in plasma and suffers Doppler frequency red-shift, which can provide valuable information on the laser absorption rate and the speed of the receding electrons. Electron oscillations, including the u × B oscillations across the density jump at twice the laser frequency during the laser action, as well as the low-frequency oscillations appearing after laser action, are identified.
- Subjects
IRRADIATION; LASER pulses; PLASMA radiation; ELECTRONS; RADIATION pressure; ELECTRON distribution; PLASMA lasers
- Publication
Laser & Particle Beams, 2012, Vol 30, Issue 3, p407
- ISSN
0263-0346
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1017/S0263034612000249