Martynenko, A. S., Skobelev, I. Yu, Pikuz, S. A. et al. (13 more authors) (2021) Determining the short laser pulse contrast based on X-Ray emission spectroscopy. HIGH ENERGY DENSITY PHYSICS. 100924. ISSN 1574-1818
Abstract
The interaction of high-power short lasers with solid density targets is an important application of modern solid state lasers. However, uncertainties in measurements due to lack of information on the laser pedestal-to-peak contrast limits the validity of many conclusions. We show that X-ray spectral measurements can provide a straightforward way for accessing the laser pedestal-to-peak contrast. The experiments use silicon targets and relativistic laser intensities of 3 × 1020 W/cm2 with a pulse duration of 1 ps. By not using or using a plasma mirror we compare low and high contrast measurements of the Ly-α line and its satellites to show that these lines are an effective laser contrast diagnostic. This diagnostic has potential to reduce uncertainty in future laser-solid interaction studies.
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 2021 Published by Elsevier B.V. This is an author-produced version of the published paper. Uploaded in accordance with the publisher’s self-archiving policy. Funding Information: The study was done under financial support of Russian Foundation for Basic Research (grant# 20-02-00790) and in the frame of the State Assignment to JIHT RAS (topic #075-00892-20-00). The work of UK team received financial support from UK EPSRC grants EP/L01663X/1 and EP/H012605/1 . Publisher Copyright: © 2021 Copyright: Copyright 2021 Elsevier B.V., All rights reserved. |
Keywords: | Laser contrast control,Plasma diagnostics,Relativistic laser plasma,Strong field laser physics,X-ray emission spectroscopy |
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Institution: | The University of York |
Academic Units: | The University of York > York Institute for Materials Research The University of York > Faculty of Sciences (York) > Physics (York) |
Funding Information: | Funder Grant number THE ROYAL SOCIETY IES 2012 RFBR EPSRC EP/L000644/1 |
Depositing User: | Pure (York) |
Date Deposited: | 08 Feb 2021 16:50 |
Last Modified: | 06 Dec 2024 00:19 |
Published Version: | https://doi.org/10.1016/j.hedp.2021.100924 |
Status: | Published |
Refereed: | Yes |
Identification Number: | 10.1016/j.hedp.2021.100924 |
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Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:170892 |
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