Effect of reentrant cone geometry on energy transport in intense laser-plasma interactions Export

@article{citeulike:6047395, abstract = {The energy transport in cone-guided low-Z targets has been studied for laser intensities on target of 2.5×1020  W cm−2. Extreme ultraviolet (XUV) imaging and transverse optical shadowgraphy of the rear surfaces of slab and cone-slab targets show that the cone geometry strongly influences the observed transport patterns. The XUV intensity showed an average spot size of 65±10  µm for slab targets. The cone slabs showed a reduced spot size of 44±10  µm. The shadowgraphy for the aforementioned shots demonstrate the same behavior. The transverse size of the expansion pattern was 357±32  µm for the slabs and reduced to 210±30  µm. A transport model was constructed which showed that the change in transport pattern is due to suppression of refluxing electrons in the material surrounding the cone.}, author = {Lancaster, K. L. and Sherlock, M. and Green, J. S. and Gregory, C. D. and Hakel, P. and Akli, K. U. and Beg, F. N. and Chen, S. N. and Freeman, R. R. and Habara, H. and Heathcote, R. and Hey, D. S. and Highbarger, K. and Key, M. H. and Kodama, R. and Krushelnick, K. and Nakamura, H. and Nakatsutsumi, M. and Pasley, J. and Stephens, R. B. and Storm, M. and Tampo, M. and Theobald, W. and Van Woerkom, L. and Weber, R. L. and Wei, M. S. and Woolsey, N. C. and Yabuuchi, T. and Norreys, P. A.}, citeulike-article-id = {6047395}, citeulike-linkout-0 = {http://scitation.aip.org/getabs/servlet/GetabsServlet?prog=normal&id=PLEEE8000080000004045401000001&idtype=cvips&gifs=yes}, citeulike-linkout-1 = {http://link.aps.org/abstract/PRE/v80/e045401}, citeulike-linkout-2 = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevE.80.045401}, day = {22}, doi = {10.1103/PhysRevE.80.045401}, journal = {Physical Review E (Statistical, Nonlinear, and Soft Matter Physics)}, keywords = {cone, energy, geometry, interaction, laser, low-z, plasma, pulse, suppression, transport}, month = {October}, number = {4}, pages = {045401+}, posted-at = {2009-10-31 07:26:18}, priority = {3}, publisher = {APS}, title = {Effect of reentrant cone geometry on energy transport in intense laser-plasma interactions}, url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevE.80.045401}, volume = {80}, year = {2009} }

TY - JOUR ID - citeulike:6047395 L3 - citeulike-article-id:6047395 N2 - The energy transport in cone-guided low-Z targets has been studied for laser intensities on target of 2.5×1020  W cm−2. Extreme ultraviolet (XUV) imaging and transverse optical shadowgraphy of the rear surfaces of slab and cone-slab targets show that the cone geometry strongly influences the observed transport patterns. The XUV intensity showed an average spot size of 65±10  µm for slab targets. The cone slabs showed a reduced spot size of 44±10  µm. The shadowgraphy for the aforementioned shots demonstrate the same behavior. The transverse size of the expansion pattern was 357±32  µm for the slabs and reduced to 210±30  µm. A transport model was constructed which showed that the change in transport pattern is due to suppression of refluxing electrons in the material surrounding the cone. IS - 4 JF - Physical Review E (Statistical, Nonlinear, and Soft Matter Physics) TI - Effect of reentrant cone geometry on energy transport in intense laser-plasma interactions PB - APS VL - 80 SP - 045401 KW - cone KW - energy KW - geometry KW - interaction KW - laser KW - low-z KW - plasma KW - pulse KW - suppression KW - transport AU - Lancaster, KL AU - Sherlock, M AU - Green, JS AU - Gregory, CD AU - Hakel, P AU - Akli, KU AU - Beg, FN AU - Chen, SN AU - Freeman, RR AU - Habara, H AU - Heathcote, R AU - Hey, DS AU - Highbarger, K AU - Key, MH AU - Kodama, R AU - Krushelnick, K AU - Nakamura, H AU - Nakatsutsumi, M AU - Pasley, J AU - Stephens, RB AU - Storm, M AU - Tampo, M AU - Theobald, W AU - Van Woerkom, L AU - Weber, RL AU - Wei, MS AU - Woolsey, NC AU - Yabuuchi, T AU - Norreys, PA PY - 2009/10/22/ UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevE.80.045401 ER -