Physical mechanism of electron bunch generation by an ultrarelativistic-intensity laser pulse passing through a sharp plasma boundary

2018 ◽  
Vol 48 (10) ◽  
pp. 945-953 ◽  
Author(s):  
S V Kuznetsov
Keyword(s):  
Laser Pulse ◽  
Electron Bunch ◽  
Physical Mechanism ◽  
Plasma Boundary ◽  
Intensity Laser

scholarly journals Signatures of the Carrier Envelope Phase in Nonlinear Thomson Scattering

Crystals ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (5) ◽  
pp. 528
Author(s):  
Marcel Ruijter ◽  
Vittoria Petrillo ◽  
Thomas C. Teter ◽  
Maksim Valialshchikov ◽  
Sergey Rykovanov
Keyword(s):  
Laser Pulse ◽  
Radiation Spectrum ◽  
Thomson Scattering ◽  
High Energy ◽  
Phase Changes ◽  
High Energy Radiation ◽  
Carrier Envelope Phase ◽  
High Intensity Laser ◽  
Experimental Parameters ◽  
Intensity Laser

High-energy radiation can be generated by colliding a relativistic electron bunch with a high-intensity laser pulse—a process known as Thomson scattering. In the nonlinear regime the emitted radiation contains harmonics. For a laser pulse whose length is comparable to its wavelength, the carrier envelope phase changes the behavior of the motion of the electron and therefore the radiation spectrum. Here we show theoretically and numerically the dependency of the spectrum on the intensity of the laser and the carrier envelope phase. Additionally, we also discuss what experimental parameters are required to measure the effects for a beamed pulse.

scholarly journals Targets with cone-shaped microstructures from various materials for enhanced high-intensity laser–matter interaction

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tina Ebert ◽  
René Heber ◽  
Torsten Abel ◽  
Johannes Bieker ◽  
Gabriel Schaumann ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Laser Pulse ◽  
High Intensity ◽  
Ultrashort Laser Pulse ◽  
Process Chain ◽  
Pulse Processing ◽  
High Intensity Laser ◽  
Matter Interaction ◽  
Different Characteristics ◽  
Ultrashort Laser ◽  
Intensity Laser

Abstract Targets with microstructured front surfaces have shown great potential in improving high-intensity laser–matter interaction. We present cone-shaped microstructures made out of silicon and titanium created by ultrashort laser pulse processing with different characteristics. In addition, we illustrate a process chain based on moulding to recreate the laser-processed samples out of polydimethylsiloxane, polystyrol and copper. With all described methods, samples of large sizes can be manufactured, therefore allowing time-efficient, cost-reduced and reliable ways to fabricate large quantities of identical targets.

scholarly journals Focusing of intense laser pulse by a hollow cone

2010 ◽  
Vol 28 (2) ◽  
pp. 293-298 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wei Yu ◽  
Lihua Cao ◽  
M.Y. Yu ◽  
A.L. Lei ◽  
Z.M. Sheng ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Laser Pulse ◽  
Strong Field ◽  
High Energy ◽  
Plasma Boundary ◽  
High Energy Density ◽  
Intense Laser ◽  
Intense Laser Pulse ◽  
Hollow Cone ◽  
Conical Channel ◽  
Boundary Plasma

AbstractIt is shown that an intense laser pulse can be focused by a conical channel. This anomalous light focusing can be attributed to a hitherto ignored effect in nonlinear optics, namely that the boundary response depends on the light intensity: the inner cone surface is ionized and the laser pulse is in turn modified by the resulting boundary plasma. The interaction creates a new self-consistently evolving light-plasma boundary, which greatly reduces reflection and enhances forward propagation of the light pulse. The hollow cone can thus be used for attaining extremely high light intensities for applications in strong-field and high energy-density physics and other areas.

Characterization of ultra-intense laser in radiation damping regime using ponderomotive scattering

2022 ◽  
Author(s):  
Amol Holkundkar ◽  
Felix Mackenroth
Keyword(s):  
Laser Pulse ◽  
Electron Bunch ◽  
Input Parameter ◽  
Radiation Reaction ◽  
Quantitative Agreement ◽  
Intense Laser ◽  
Intense Laser Pulse ◽  
Scattered Electron ◽  
Novel Approach ◽  
Particle Simulations

Abstract We present a novel approach to analyzing phase-space distributions of electrons ponderomotively scattered off an ultra-intense laser pulse and comment on implications for thus conceivable in-situ laser-characterization schemes. To this end, we present fully relativistic test particle simulations of electrons scattered from an ultra-intense, counter-propagating laser pulse. The simulations unveil non-trivial scalings of the scattered electron distribution with the laser intensity, pulse duration, beam waist, and energy of the electron bunch. We quantify the found scalings by means of an analytical expression for the scattering angle of an electron bunch ponderomotively scattered from a counter-propagating, ultra-intense laser pulse, also accounting for radiation reaction (RR) through the Landau-Lifshitz (LL) model. For various laser and bunch parameters, the derived formula is in excellent quantitative agreement with the simulations. We also demonstrate how in the radiation-dominated regime a simple re-scaling of our model's input parameter yields quantitative agreement with numerical simulations based on the LL model.

scholarly journals Electron and photon beams interacting with plasma

2006 ◽  
Vol 364 (1840) ◽  
pp. 635-645 ◽  
Author(s):  
Albert Reitsma ◽  
Dino Jaroszynski
Keyword(s):  
Laser Pulse ◽  
Electron Bunch ◽  
Laser Pulses ◽  
Plasma Waves ◽  
Intense Laser ◽  
Wave Number ◽  
Collective Effects ◽  
Photon Beams ◽  
Wave Dynamics ◽  
Intense Laser Pulses

A comparison is made between the interaction of electron bunches and intense laser pulses with plasma. The laser pulse is modelled with photon kinetic theory , i.e. a representation of the electromagnetic field in terms of classical quasi-particles with space and wave number coordinates, which enables a direct comparison with the phase space evolution of the electron bunch. Analytical results are presented of the plasma waves excited by a propagating electron bunch or laser pulse, the motion of electrons or photons in these plasma waves and collective effects, which result from the self-consistent coupling of the particle and plasma wave dynamics.

scholarly journals CONTROL OF CHARACTERISTICS OF SELF-INJECTED AND ACCELERATED ELECTRON BUNCH IN PLASMA BY LASER PULSE SHAPING ON RADIUS, INTENSITY AND SHAPE

2019 ◽  
pp. 39-42
Author(s):  
V.I. Maslov ◽  
D.S. Bondar ◽  
V. Grigorencko ◽  
I.P. Levchuk ◽  
I.N. Onishchenko
Keyword(s):  
Laser Pulse ◽  
Pulse Shaping ◽  
Electron Bunch ◽  
The Self ◽  
Energy Spread ◽  
Small Energy ◽  
Laser Acceleration ◽  
Laser Pulse Shaping ◽  
Plasma Wakefield

At the laser acceleration of self-injected electron bunch by plasma wakefield it is important to form bunch with small energy spread and small size. It has been shown that laser-pulse shaping on radius, intensity and shape controls characteristics of the self-injected electron bunch and provides at certain shaping small energy spread and small size of self-injected and accelerated electron bunch.

High-contrast, high-intensity laser pulse generation using a nonlinear preamplifier in a Ti:sapphire laser system

2008 ◽  
Vol 33 (7) ◽  
pp. 645 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hiromitsu Kiriyama ◽  
Michiaki Mori ◽  
Yoshiki Nakai ◽  
Takuya Shimomura ◽  
Manabu Tanoue ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Laser Pulse ◽  
High Intensity ◽  
Laser System ◽  
Pulse Generation ◽  
High Contrast ◽  
Ti:Sapphire Laser ◽  
High Intensity Laser ◽  
Intensity Laser
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