Bright Subcycle Extreme Ultraviolet Bursts from a Single Dense Relativistic Electron Sheet

W. J. Ma; J. H. Bin; H. Y. Wang; M. Yeung; C. Kreuzer; M. Streeter; P. S. Foster; S. Cousens; D. Kiefer; B. Dromey; X. Q. Yan; J. Meyer-Ter-Vehn; M. Zepf; J. Schreiber

doi:10.1103/PhysRevLett.113.235002

Bright Subcycle Extreme Ultraviolet Bursts from a Single Dense Relativistic Electron Sheet

W. J. Ma, J. H. Bin, H. Y. Wang, M. Yeung, C. Kreuzer, M. Streeter, P. S. Foster, S. Cousens, D. Kiefer, B. Dromey, X. Q. Yan, J. Meyer-Ter-Vehn, M. Zepf, J. Schreiber

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Double-foil targets separated by a low density plasma and irradiated by a petawatt-class laser are shown to be a copious source of coherent broadband radiation. Simulations show that a dense sheet of relativistic electrons is formed during the interaction of the laser with the tenuous plasma between the two foils. The coherent motion of the electron sheet as it transits the second foil results in strong broadband emission in the extreme ultraviolet, consistent with our experimental observations.

Original language	English
Article number	235002
Number of pages	5
Journal	Physical Review Letters
Volume	113
Issue number	23
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.113.235002
Publication status	Published - 03 Dec 2014

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Ma, W. J., Bin, J. H., Wang, H. Y., Yeung, M., Kreuzer, C., Streeter, M., Foster, P. S., Cousens, S., Kiefer, D., Dromey, B., Yan, X. Q., Meyer-Ter-Vehn, J., Zepf, M., & Schreiber, J. (2014). Bright Subcycle Extreme Ultraviolet Bursts from a Single Dense Relativistic Electron Sheet. Physical Review Letters, 113(23), Article 235002. https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.113.235002

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