XUV and IR electromagnetic radiation from nonlinear laser-plasma interaction

Masaki Kando; Alexander S. Pirozhkov; Yuji Fukuda; Timur Zh. Esirkepov; Izuru Daito; Keigo Kawase; Jinglong Ma; Liming Chen; Yukio Hayashi; Michiaki Mori; Koichi Ogura; Hideyuki Kotaki; Akito Sagisaka; Evgeny N. Ragozin; Anatoly Faenov; Tatiana Pikuz; Hiromitsu Kiriyama; Hajime Okada; Takashi Kameshima; James K. Koga; Tetsuya Kawachi; Hiroyuki Daido; Toyoaki Kimura; Yoshiaki Kato; Toshiki Tajima; Sergei V. Bulanov

doi:10.1117/12.820463

7 May 2009 XUV and IR electromagnetic radiation from nonlinear laser-plasma interaction

Masaki Kando, Alexander S. Pirozhkov, Yuji Fukuda, Timur Zh. Esirkepov, Izuru Daito, Keigo Kawase, Jinglong Ma, Liming Chen, Yukio Hayashi, Michiaki Mori, Koichi Ogura, Hideyuki Kotaki, Akito Sagisaka, Evgeny N. Ragozin, Anatoly Faenov, Tatiana Pikuz, Hiromitsu Kiriyama, Hajime Okada, Takashi Kameshima, James K. Koga, Tetsuya Kawachi, Hiroyuki Daido, Toyoaki Kimura, Yoshiaki Kato, Toshiki Tajima, Sergei V. Bulanov

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Proceedings Volume 7359, Harnessing Relativistic Plasma Waves as Novel Radiation Sources from Terahertz to X-Rays and Beyond; 73590K (2009) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.820463
Event: SPIE Optics + Optoelectronics, 2009, Prague, Czech Republic

Abstract

Electromagnetic wave generation in the extreme ultraviolet (XUV) and infrared (IR) wavelength range occurs during the interaction of intense short laser pulses with underdense plasmas. XUV pulses are generated through laser light reflection from relativistically moving electron dense shells (flying mirrors). A proof-of-principle and an advanced experiment on flying mirrors are presented. Both of the experiments demonstrated light reflection and frequency upshift to the XUV wavelength range (14-20 nm). The advanced experiment with a head-on collision of two laser pulses exhibited the high reflected photon number. IR radiation, which is observed in the forward direction, has the wavelength of 5 μm and dominantly the same polarization as the driving laser. The source of the IR radiation is attributed to emission from relativistic solitons formed in the underdense plasma.

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Masaki Kando, Alexander S. Pirozhkov, Yuji Fukuda, Timur Zh. Esirkepov, Izuru Daito, Keigo Kawase, Jinglong Ma, Liming Chen, Yukio Hayashi, Michiaki Mori, Koichi Ogura, Hideyuki Kotaki, Akito Sagisaka, Evgeny N. Ragozin, Anatoly Faenov, Tatiana Pikuz, Hiromitsu Kiriyama, Hajime Okada, Takashi Kameshima, James K. Koga, Tetsuya Kawachi, Hiroyuki Daido, Toyoaki Kimura, Yoshiaki Kato, Toshiki Tajima, and Sergei V. Bulanov "XUV and IR electromagnetic radiation from nonlinear laser-plasma interaction", Proc. SPIE 7359, Harnessing Relativistic Plasma Waves as Novel Radiation Sources from Terahertz to X-Rays and Beyond, 73590K (7 May 2009); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.820463

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