Characterization of plasma jets from thin foils irradiated at high laser intensity

K. Kakolee; D. Doria; S. Kar; B. Ramakrishna; G. Sarri; K. Quinn; J. Osterholz; M. Cerchez; O. Willi; X. Yuan; P. McKenna; M. Borghesi

Characterization of plasma jets from thin foils irradiated at high laser intensity

K. Kakolee^*, D. Doria, S. Kar, B. Ramakrishna, G. Sarri, K. Quinn, J. Osterholz, M. Cerchez, O. Willi, X. Yuan, P. McKenna, M. Borghesi

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Abstract

Evolution of plasma jets from micron to sub-micron thickness foils following the interaction of ultra intense (up to 3 ×10²⁰ W/cm²) laser pulses is investigated. The dynamics of the collimated plasma jet from the target rear surface was followed by time resolved optical interferometry. We found a correlation between laser intensity and target areal density in the formation of supersonic dense plasma jets. With the maximum achievable intensity on target, jets with Mach number up to 10 have been observed from 1 um thick Cu foils expanding longitudinally with a velocity of 2×10⁶ m/s.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	37th EPS Conference on Plasma Physics 2010, EPS 2010
Pages	1956-1959
Number of pages	4
Volume	3
Publication status	Published - 01 Dec 2010
Event	37th EPS Conference on Plasma Physics 2010, EPS 2010 - Dublin, Ireland Duration: 21 Jun 2010 → 25 Jun 2010

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Conference	37th EPS Conference on Plasma Physics 2010, EPS 2010
Country/Territory	Ireland
City	Dublin
Period	21/06/2010 → 25/06/2010

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Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics

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Kakolee, K, Doria, D, Kar, S, Ramakrishna, B, Sarri, G, Quinn, K, Osterholz, J, Cerchez, M, Willi, O, Yuan, X, McKenna, P & Borghesi, M 2010, Characterization of plasma jets from thin foils irradiated at high laser intensity. in 37th EPS Conference on Plasma Physics 2010, EPS 2010. vol. 3, pp. 1956-1959, 37th EPS Conference on Plasma Physics 2010, EPS 2010, Dublin, Ireland, 21/06/2010.

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Characterization of plasma jets from thin foils irradiated at high laser intensity

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