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PALS laser energy transfer into solid targets and its dependence on the lens focal point position with respect to the target surface

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  16 June 2008

A. Kasperczuk ,
T. Pisarczyk ,
M. Kalal ,
M. Martinkova ,
J. Ullschmied ,
E. Krousky ,
K. Masek ,
M. Pfeifer ,
K. Rohlena  and
J. Skala
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A. Kasperczuk
Affiliation:
Institute of Plasma Physics and Laser Microfusion, Warsaw, Poland
T. Pisarczyk*
Affiliation:
Institute of Plasma Physics and Laser Microfusion, Warsaw, Poland
M. Kalal
Affiliation:
Czech Technical University in Prague, FNSPE, Prague, Czech Republic
M. Martinkova
Affiliation:
Czech Technical University in Prague, FNSPE, Prague, Czech Republic
J. Ullschmied
Affiliation:
Institute of Plasma Physics AS CR, Prague, Czech Republic
E. Krousky
Affiliation:
Institute of Physics AS CR, Prague, Czech Republic
K. Masek
Affiliation:
Institute of Physics AS CR, Prague, Czech Republic
M. Pfeifer
Affiliation:
Institute of Physics AS CR, Prague, Czech Republic
K. Rohlena
Affiliation:
Institute of Physics AS CR, Prague, Czech Republic
J. Skala
Affiliation:
Institute of Physics AS CR, Prague, Czech Republic
P. Pisarczyk
Affiliation:
Warsaw University of Technology, ICS, Warsaw, Poland
*
Address correspondence and reprint requests to: Tadeusz Pisarczyk, Institute of Plasma Physics and Laser Microfusion, 23 Hery Street, 00-908 Warsaw, Poland. E-mail: [email protected]
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Abstract

This paper is devoted to investigations of laser energy transfer into solid targets with respect to the focusing lens focal point position relative to the solid target surface as obtained at the PALS laser facility. The third harmonic of the PALS laser beam with energy ~90 J and pulse duration ~250 ps (FWHM) was used for irradiation of two kinds of targets made of Cu: a slab and a 3.6 µm thick foil. The focal point of the beam was located either inside or in front of the target surface, and care was taken to ensure the same laser spot radii in both cases (250 µm). It was demonstrated that these two opposite focal point positions give rise to significantly different laser-plasma interactions: with either depression or maximum of the laser intensity distribution in the center of the beam, respectively. It was also verified that the focal point position inside of the target is favorable for plasma jets creation, whereas the opposite case is more effective for acceleration of flyers.

Keywords

Crater creationElectron density distributionFocal pointFoil accelerationInterferometric measurementPlasma jetTarget irradiationX-ray radiation
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Research Article
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Laser and Particle Beams , Volume 26 , Issue 2 , June 2008 , pp. 189 - 196
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2008

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