Title :
Ultra-high energy density relativistic plasmas and x-ray generation by ultrafast laser irradiation of nanowire arrays
Author :
Purvis, M.A. ; Shlyaptsev, V.N. ; Hollinger, Raphael ; Bargsten, C. ; Pukhov, A. ; Keiss, D. ; Towsend, A. ; Prieto, A. ; Wang, Yannan ; Yin, Lingzhi ; Wang, Shuhui ; Luther, B. ; Menoni, C.S. ; Rocca, Jorge J.
Author_Institution :
Colorado State Univ., Fort Collins, CO, USA
Abstract :
We demonstrate that trapping of femtosecond laser pulses of relativistic intensity deep within nanowire arrays volumetrically heats matter into a new ultra-hot plasma regime with electron densities nearly 100 times critical and multi-keV temperatures.
Keywords :
nanowires; plasma production by laser; relativistic plasmas; X-ray generation; critical temperature; electron densities; femtosecond laser pulses; multikeV temperature; nanowire arrays; relativistic intensity; ultrafast laser irradiation; ultrahigh energy density relativistic plasmas; ultrahot plasma regime; Gold; Heating; Nickel; Plasmas; Solids; Surface emitting lasers; X-ray lasers;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2014 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
