Giant electromagnetic pulses(eMP) generated during the interaction of high-power lasers with solid targets can seriously degradeelectrical measurements and equipment. eMP emission is caused by the acceleration of hot...
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Giant electromagnetic pulses(eMP) generated during the interaction of high-power lasers with solid targets can seriously degrade electrical measurements and equipment. eMP emission is caused by the acceleration of hot electrons inside the target, which produce radiation across a wide band from DC to terahertz frequencies. Improved understanding and control of eMP is vital as we enter a new era of high repetition rate, high intensity lasers(e.g. the extreme Light Infrastructure).We present recent data from the VULCAN laser facility that demonstrates how eMP can be readily and effectively reduced. Characterization of the eMP was achieved using B-dot and D-dot probes that took measurements for a range of different target and laser parameters. We demonstrate that target stalk geometry, material composition, geodesic path length and foil surface area can all play a significant role in the reduction of eMP. A combination of electromagnetic wave and 3 D particle-in-cell simulations is used to inform our conclusions about the effects of stalk geometry on eMP,providing an opportunity for comparison with existing charge separation models.
A multichannel calorimeter system is designed and constructed which is capable of delivering single-shot and broadband spectral measurement of terahertz(THz) radiation generated in intense laser–plasma interactions. ...
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A multichannel calorimeter system is designed and constructed which is capable of delivering single-shot and broadband spectral measurement of terahertz(THz) radiation generated in intense laser–plasma interactions. The generation mechanism of backward THz radiation(BTR) is studied by using the multichannel calorimeter system in an intense picosecond laser–solid interaction experiment. The dependence of the BTR energy and spectrum on laser energy, target thickness and pre-plasma scale length is obtained. These results indicate that coherent transition radiation is responsible for the low-frequency component(erved that a large-scale pre-plasma primarily enhances the high-frequency component(>3 THz) of BTR.
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