scholarly journals X-ray emission from laser-irradiated gold targets with surface modulation

2001 ◽  
Vol 19 (2) ◽  
pp. 241-247 ◽  
Author(s):  
T. DESAI ◽  
H. DAIDO ◽  
M. SUZUKI ◽  
N. SAKAYA ◽  
A.R. GUERREIRO ◽  
...  

X-ray emission spectra in the 5–22 nm range were recorded from planar and structured (meshlike groove surface) gold targets at 45° and 90° to the laser axis. A laser beam of 10-ns duration with EL ≤ 700 mJ and 1.06-μm wavelength was used for the experiment. Experimental results indicate an enhanced X-ray yield from a structured target as compared to a planar target under identical experimental conditions. Increased X-ray emission is attributed to plasma confinement and the possibility of conversion of kinetic energy into localized thermal energy of the plasma. Results are analyzed explicitly on the incident laser energy.

1991 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
pp. 551-562 ◽  
Author(s):  
K. Eidmann ◽  
W. Schwanda

The X-ray emission from planar targets made of aluminum, copper, or gold irradiated by a frequency-doubled Nd laser (530-nm wavelength and 1012–1014-W/cm2 laser intensity) was measured at two pulse durations: 3 ns and 30 ps. We absolutely measured the X-ray emission with spectral, temporal, and spatial resolution in the wavelength range 3 Å < λ < 250 Å by using filtered bolometers, a transmission grating spectrometer, X-ray diodes, and an X-ray streak camera as diagnostics. In addition, the absorption of laser light was measured. For the short, 30-ps laser pulse the conversion of incident laser energy into X rays was considerably less than that with the long, 3-ns pulse. This is caused by less absorption of laser light and, in addition, by less conversion of absorbed laser energy into X rays in the case of the short pulse. The results are compared with numerical simulations performed with the MULTI hydrocode.


1990 ◽  
Vol 202 ◽  
Author(s):  
Paul Martin Smith ◽  
S. Lombardo ◽  
M.J. Uttormark ◽  
Stephen J. Cook ◽  
Michael O. Thompson

ABSTRACTA novel laser-assisted technique for e-beam epitaxial growth of GexSi1−x alloys on <100> Si has been investigated. During deposition, a XeCl excimer laser is used to either heat, or to melt and crystallize, the GexSi1−x continuously as the material is evaporated. This process of heating or melting and crystallizing can be continued until the desired film thickness is achieved. At incident laser energy densities which produce melt, the underlying crystalline seed ensures epitaxial growth during the subsequent solidification. Depositions of films up to 3 at.% Ge under this liquid regime, with substrates held nominally at room temperature, exhibited complete epitaxial growth. At energy densities below the melt threshold, enhanced surface mobility for epitaxial alignment is required. Depositions in this regime exhibit only partial epitaxial growth with conversion to fine grained polycrystalline growth after short distances.


2009 ◽  
Vol 311 (4) ◽  
pp. 1087-1090 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mei Liu ◽  
Baoyuan Man ◽  
Xingchao Lin ◽  
Xiangyang Li

2012 ◽  
Vol 1407 ◽  
Author(s):  
R. Parret ◽  
D. Levshov ◽  
T. X. Than ◽  
D. Nakabayashi ◽  
T. Michel ◽  
...  

ABSTRACTIn this paper, we discuss the low-frequency range of the Raman spectrum of individual suspended index-identified single-walled (SWCNTs) and double-walled carbon nanotubes (DWCNTs). In SWCNTs, the role of environment on the radial breathing mode (RBM) frequency is discussed. We show that the interaction between the surrounding air and the nanotube does not induce a RBM upshift. In several DWCNTs, we evidence that the low-frequency modes cannot be connected to the RBM of each related layer. We discuss this result in terms of mechanical coupling between the layers which results in collective radial breathing-like modes. The mechanical coupling qualitatively explains the observation of Raman lines of radial breathing-like modes, whenever only one of the layers is in resonance with the incident laser energy.


2015 ◽  
Vol 33 (2) ◽  
pp. 151-155 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tatsufumi Nakamura ◽  
Takehito Hayakawa

AbstractWhen intense laser beams interact with solid targets, high-energy photons are effectively generated via radiation reaction effect. These photons receive a large portion of the incident laser energy, and the energy transport by photons through the target is crucial for the understanding of the laser–matter interactions. In order to understand the energy transport, we newly developed a Particle-in-Cell code which includes the photon–matter interactions by introducing photon macro-particles. Test simulations are performed and compared with simulations using a particle transport code, which shows a good agreement.


2011 ◽  
Vol 227 ◽  
pp. 31-34
Author(s):  
Yasmina Belaroussi ◽  
Tahar Kerdja ◽  
Smail Malek

The growth of thin films by laser ablation involves very complex physical processes. The quality of the layer and stoechiometry of the deposits depend on key parameters like the ion energy and their angular distribution. The evolution of ions number and energy, and the angular distributions in regards to the incident laser energy, have been studied by the mean of a charges collector. We present the polar diagrams of energy and number of ions collected by irradiating a silicon target using an excimer laser at different energies.


2014 ◽  
Vol 887-888 ◽  
pp. 1001-1004 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yu Zhang ◽  
Duan Yong Li ◽  
Tao Wu

The expansion property of an infrared CO2 laser produced air plasma is characterized using a high-speed imaging shadowgraph technique. The shadowgraphs were taken by a time-gated intensified charge-coupled device at various delay times after single pulses induced gas breakdown. We examined five incident laser energy of 180, 240, 345, 420 and 600 mJ induced air breakdown at the pressure of atmospheric and 104 Pa. A shock wave produced by laser induced breakdown was also observed and its speed was measured as a function delay time between the breakdown and the shadow imaging under different air pressure. The experimental results indicated that the radial and axial shock wave front evolutions showed similar behavior, which increased fast with delay time at early stage and slowly at later stage. The propagation speed of the wavefront was about 2 cm/μs at the initial stage of breakdown, and then decreased very quickly. The propagation speed under low air pressure was higher than that of gases under high pressure and the spark sustained less time at lower pressure. The size of laser induced air spark increased with incident laser energy but not simple linear relationships.


2020 ◽  
Vol 13 (04) ◽  
pp. 2050012
Author(s):  
Dandan Cui ◽  
Zhenhui Zhang ◽  
Yujiao Shi

We constructed a flexible gold-polydimethylsiloxane (gold-PDMS) nanocomposites film with controllable thickness and light transmittance, to realize optically-excited simultaneous photoacoustic (PA) and ultrasound (US) imaging under a single laser pulse irradiation. Benefiting from the excellent thermoelastic properties, the gold-PDMS film absorbs part of the incident laser energy and produces a high-intensity US, which is used to realize US imaging. Meanwhile, the partly transmitted light is used to excite samples for PA imaging. By controlling the thickness of the gold-PDMS, we can control the center frequency in the US imaging. We experimentally analyzed the frequency of the produced US signal by the gold-PDMS film and compared it with the finite element analysis (FEA) method, where the experiments agree with the FEA results. This method is demonstrated by the experiments on phantoms and a mouse model. Our work provides a cost-effective methodology for simultaneous PA and US imaging.


2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (6) ◽  
pp. 2031 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hsin-hui Huang ◽  
Takeshi Nagashima ◽  
Tetsu Yonezawa ◽  
Yasutaka Matsuo ◽  
Soon Hock Ng ◽  
...  

Simultaneous measurements of THz wave and hard X-ray emission from thin and flat water flow when irradiated by double femtosecond laser pulses (800 nm, 35 fs/transform-limited, 0.5 kHz, delay times up to 15 ns) were carried out. THz wave measurements by time-domain spectroscopy and X-ray detection by Geiger counters were performed at the transmission and the reflection sides of the flow. THz wave emission spectra show their dynamic peak shifts toward the low frequency with the highest intensity enhancements more than 1.5 × 10 3 times in |E| 2 accumulated over the whole spectrum range of 0–3 THz at the delay time of 4.7 ns between the two pulses. On the other hand, X-ray intensity enhancements are limited to about 20 times at 0 ns under the same experimental conditions. The mechanisms for the spectral changes and the intensity enhancements in THz wave emission are discussed from the viewpoint of laser ablation on the water flow induced by the pre-pulse irradiation.


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