Diagnostic of laser contrast using target reflectivity

A.S. Pirozhkov; I.W. Choi; J.H. Sung; S.K. Lee; T.J. Yu; T.M. Jeong; I.J. Kim; N. Hafz; C.M. Kim; K.H. Pae; Y.C. Noh; D.K. Ko; J. Lee; A.P.L. Robinson; P. Foster; S. Hawkes; M. Streeter; C. Spindloe; P. McKenna; D.C. Carroll; C.G. Wahlstrom; Matthew Zepf; D. Adams; Brendan Dromey; K. Markey; Satyabrata Kar; Y.T. Li; M.H. Xu; H. Nagatomo; M. Mori; A. Yogo; H. Kiriyama; K. Ogura; A. Sagisaka; S. Orimo; M. Nishiuchi; H. Sugiyama; T.Z. Esirkepov; H. Okada; S. Kondo; S. Kanazawa; Y. Nakai; A. Akutsu; T. Motomura; M. Tanoue; T. Shimomura; M. Ikegami; I. Daito; M. Kando; T. Kameshima; P. Bolton; S.V. Bulanov; H. Daido; D. Neely

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Diagnostic of laser contrast using target reflectivity

A.S. Pirozhkov, I.W. Choi, J.H. Sung, S.K. Lee, T.J. Yu, T.M. Jeong, I.J. Kim, N. Hafz, C.M. Kim, K.H. Pae, Y.C. Noh, D.K. Ko, J. Lee, A.P.L. Robinson, P. Foster, S. Hawkes, M. Streeter, C. Spindloe, P. McKenna, D.C. CarrollC.G. Wahlstrom, Matthew Zepf, D. Adams, Brendan Dromey, K. Markey, Satyabrata Kar, Y.T. Li, M.H. Xu, H. Nagatomo, M. Mori, A. Yogo, H. Kiriyama, K. Ogura, A. Sagisaka, S. Orimo, M. Nishiuchi, H. Sugiyama, T.Z. Esirkepov, H. Okada, S. Kondo, S. Kanazawa, Y. Nakai, A. Akutsu, T. Motomura, M. Tanoue, T. Shimomura, M. Ikegami, I. Daito, M. Kando, T. Kameshima, P. Bolton, S.V. Bulanov, H. Daido, D. Neely

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Using three different laser systems, we demonstrate a convenient and simple plasma based diagnostic of the contrast of high-power short-pulse lasers. The technique is based on measuring the specular reflectivity from a solid target. The reflectivity remains high even at relativistic intensities above 10(19) W/cm(2) in the case of a high-contrast prepulse-free laser. On the contrary, the specular reflectivity drops with increasing intensities in the case of systems with insufficient contrast due to beam breakup and increased absorption caused by preplasma.

Original language	English
Article number	241102
Journal	Applied Physics Letters
Volume	94
Issue number	24
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3148330
Publication status	Published - 2009

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Pirozhkov, A. S., Choi, I. W., Sung, J. H., Lee, S. K., Yu, T. J., Jeong, T. M., Kim, I. J., Hafz, N., Kim, C. M., Pae, K. H., Noh, Y. C., Ko, D. K., Lee, J., Robinson, A. P. L., Foster, P., Hawkes, S., Streeter, M., Spindloe, C., McKenna, P., ... Neely, D. (2009). Diagnostic of laser contrast using target reflectivity. Applied Physics Letters, 94(24), Article 241102. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3148330

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