Title :
Theory and experiment in ultraintense laser-matter interaction in nanostructured Ni-nanowire targets
Author :
Marjoribanks, R.S. ; Servol, M. ; Lecherbourg, L. ; Forrester, P. ; Levy, H. ; McKinney, L. ; Teeple, B. ; Candela, Y. ; Kieffer, J.C. ; Moal, S. Le ; Kulcsar, G. ; Sipe, J. ; Audebert, P. ; Geindre, J.P. ; Heron, A. ; Adam, J.-C.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Phys. & Inst. for Opt. Sci., Toronto Univ., Toronto, ON
Abstract :
Nickel nanowires present >90% absorption in an effective skin-depth ~1 mum, making efficient X-ray converters. We present new theoretical and experimental results for intensities from small-signal up to very clean relativistic pulses.
Keywords :
laser beams; nanowires; nickel; Ni; X-ray converters; absorption; nanostructured materials; nickel nanowires; ultraintense laser-matter interaction; Laser theory; Nanowires; Optical pulses; Plasma density; Plasma materials processing; Plasma temperature; Plasma x-ray sources; Ultrafast optics; Wires; X-ray lasers; (320.7120) Ultrafast phenomena; (340.7480) X-rays, soft x-rays, extreme ultraviolet (EUV);
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2008 and 2008 Conference on Quantum Electronics and Laser Science. CLEO/QELS 2008. Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-859-9
