High-Order Harmonics from Bow Wave Caustics Driven by a High-Intensity Laser

T. Zh. Esirkepov; A. S. Pirozhkov; M. Kando; P. Gallegos; H. Ahmed; E. N. Ragozin; A. Ya. Faenov; T. A. Pikuz; T. Kawachi; A. Sagisaka; J. K. Koga; M. Coury; J. Green; P. Foster; C. Brenner; B. Dromey; D. R. Symes; M. Mori; K. Kawase; T. Kameshima; Y. Fukuda; L. M. Chen; I. Daito; K. Ogura; Y. Hayashi; H. Kotaki; H. Kiriyama; H. Okada; N. Nishimori; T. Imazono; K. Kondo; T. Kimura; T. Tajima; H. Daido; P. Rajeev; P. Mckenna; M. Borghesi; D. Neely; Y. Kato; S. V. Bulanov

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High-Order Harmonics from Bow Wave Caustics Driven by a High-Intensity Laser

T. Zh. Esirkepov, A. S. Pirozhkov, M. Kando, P. Gallegos, H. Ahmed, E. N. Ragozin, A. Ya. Faenov, T. A. Pikuz, T. Kawachi, A. Sagisaka, J. K. Koga, M. Coury, J. Green, P. Foster, C. Brenner, B. Dromey, D. R. Symes, M. Mori, K. Kawase, T. KameshimaY. Fukuda, L. M. Chen, I. Daito, K. Ogura, Y. Hayashi, H. Kotaki, H. Kiriyama, H. Okada, N. Nishimori, T. Imazono, K. Kondo, T. Kimura, T. Tajima, H. Daido, P. Rajeev, P. Mckenna, M. Borghesi, D. Neely, Y. Kato, S. V. Bulanov

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We propose a new mechanism of high-order harmonic generation during an interaction of a high-intensity laser pulse with underdense plasma. A tightly focused laser pulse creates a cavity in plasma pushing electrons aside and exciting the wake wave and the bow wave. At the joint of the cavity wall and the bow wave boundary, an annular spike of electron density is formed. This spike surrounds the cavity and moves together with the laser pulse. Collective motion of electrons in the spike driven by the laser field generates high-order harmonics. A strong localization of the electron spike, its robustness to oscillations imposed by the laser field and, consequently, its ability to produce high-order harmonics is explained by catastrophe theory. The proposed mechanism explains the experimental observations of high-order harmonics with the 9 TW J-KAREN laser (JAEA, Japan) and the 120 TW Astra Gemini laser (CLF RAL, UK) [A. S. Pirozhkov, et al., arXiv:1004.4514 (2010); A. S. Pirozhkov et al, AIP Proceedings, this volume]. The theory is corroborated by high-resolution two- and three-dimensional particle-in-cell simulations.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	LASER-DRIVEN RELATIVISTIC PLASMAS APPLIED TO SCIENCE, ENERGY, INDUSTRY, AND MEDICINE
Editors	SV Bulanov, A Yokoyama, YI Malakhov, Y Watanabe
Place of Publication	MELVILLE
Publisher	AMER INST PHYSICS
Pages	172-180
Number of pages	9
Volume	1465
ISBN (Print)	978-0-7354-1070-1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4737558
Publication status	Published - 2012
Event	3rd International Symposium on Laser-Driven Relativistic Plasmas Applied to Science, Energy, Industry and Medicine/12th Symposium on Advanced Photon Research - Kizugawa, Japan Duration: 30 May 2011 → 02 Jun 2011

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Conference	3rd International Symposium on Laser-Driven Relativistic Plasmas Applied to Science, Energy, Industry and Medicine/12th Symposium on Advanced Photon Research
Country/Territory	Japan
City	Kizugawa
Period	30/05/2011 → 02/06/2011

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Esirkepov, T. Z., Pirozhkov, A. S., Kando, M., Gallegos, P., Ahmed, H., Ragozin, E. N., Faenov, A. Y., Pikuz, T. A., Kawachi, T., Sagisaka, A., Koga, J. K., Coury, M., Green, J., Foster, P., Brenner, C., Dromey, B., Symes, D. R., Mori, M., Kawase, K., ... Bulanov, S. V. (2012). High-Order Harmonics from Bow Wave Caustics Driven by a High-Intensity Laser. In SV. Bulanov, A. Yokoyama, YI. Malakhov, & Y. Watanabe (Eds.), LASER-DRIVEN RELATIVISTIC PLASMAS APPLIED TO SCIENCE, ENERGY, INDUSTRY, AND MEDICINE (Vol. 1465, pp. 172-180). AMER INST PHYSICS. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4737558

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High-Order Harmonics from Bow Wave Caustics Driven by a High-Intensity Laser. / Esirkepov, T. Zh.; Pirozhkov, A. S.; Kando, M. et al.
LASER-DRIVEN RELATIVISTIC PLASMAS APPLIED TO SCIENCE, ENERGY, INDUSTRY, AND MEDICINE. ed. / SV Bulanov; A Yokoyama; YI Malakhov; Y Watanabe. Vol. 1465 MELVILLE: AMER INST PHYSICS, 2012. p. 172-180.

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Esirkepov TZ, Pirozhkov AS, Kando M, Gallegos P, Ahmed H, Ragozin EN et al. High-Order Harmonics from Bow Wave Caustics Driven by a High-Intensity Laser. In Bulanov SV, Yokoyama A, Malakhov YI, Watanabe Y, editors, LASER-DRIVEN RELATIVISTIC PLASMAS APPLIED TO SCIENCE, ENERGY, INDUSTRY, AND MEDICINE. Vol. 1465. MELVILLE: AMER INST PHYSICS. 2012. p. 172-180 doi: 10.1063/1.4737558

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