Intense laser interaction with micro-bars.

Autor: Elkind M; The School of Physics and Astronomy, Tel Aviv University, 69978, Tel Aviv, Israel.; Center for Light-Matter Interaction, Tel Aviv University, 69978, Tel Aviv, Israel., Cohen I; The School of Physics and Astronomy, Tel Aviv University, 69978, Tel Aviv, Israel.; Center for Light-Matter Interaction, Tel Aviv University, 69978, Tel Aviv, Israel., Blackman D; Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA, 92093, USA., Meir T; The School of Physics and Astronomy, Tel Aviv University, 69978, Tel Aviv, Israel.; Center for Light-Matter Interaction, Tel Aviv University, 69978, Tel Aviv, Israel.; The School of Electrical Engineering, Tel Aviv University, 69978, Tel Aviv, Israel., Perelmutter L; The School of Physics and Astronomy, Tel Aviv University, 69978, Tel Aviv, Israel.; Center for Light-Matter Interaction, Tel Aviv University, 69978, Tel Aviv, Israel., Catabi T; The School of Physics and Astronomy, Tel Aviv University, 69978, Tel Aviv, Israel.; Center for Light-Matter Interaction, Tel Aviv University, 69978, Tel Aviv, Israel., Levanon A; The School of Physics and Astronomy, Tel Aviv University, 69978, Tel Aviv, Israel.; Center for Light-Matter Interaction, Tel Aviv University, 69978, Tel Aviv, Israel., Glenzer SH; SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, Menlo Park, CA, 94025, USA., Arefiev AV; Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA, 92093, USA., Pomerantz I; The School of Physics and Astronomy, Tel Aviv University, 69978, Tel Aviv, Israel. ipom@tauex.tau.ac.il.; Center for Light-Matter Interaction, Tel Aviv University, 69978, Tel Aviv, Israel. ipom@tauex.tau.ac.il.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Scientific reports [Sci Rep] 2023 Dec 04; Vol. 13 (1), pp. 21345. Date of Electronic Publication: 2023 Dec 04.
DOI: 10.1038/s41598-023-48866-z
Abstrakt: Intense laser fields interact very differently with micrometric rough surfaces than with flat objects. The interaction features high laser energy absorption and increased emission of MeV electrons, ions, and of hard x-rays. In this work, we irradiated isolated, translationally-symmetric objects in the form of micrometric Au bars. The interaction resulted in the emission of two forward-directed electron jets having a small opening angle, a narrow energy spread in the MeV range, and a positive angle to energy correlation. Our numerical simulations show that following ionization, those electrons that are pulled into vacuum near the object's edge, remain in-phase with the laser pulse for long enough so that the Lorentz force they experience drive them around the object's edge. After these electrons pass the object, they form attosecond duration bunches and interact with the laser field over large distances in vacuum in confined volumes that trap and accelerate them within a narrow range of momentum. The selectivity in energy of the interaction, its directionality, and the preservation of the attosecond duration of the electron bunches over large distances, offer new means for designing future laser-based light sources.
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Databáze: MEDLINE
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