Luminous, relativistic, directional electron bunches from an intense laser driven grating plasma.

ABSTRACT: Bright, energetic, and directional electron bunches are generated through efficient energy transfer of relativistic intense (~ 10¹⁹ W/cm²), 30 femtosecond, 800 nm high contrast laser pulses to grating targets (500 lines/mm and 1000 lines/mm), under surface plasmon resonance (SPR) conditions. Bi-directional relativistic electron bunches (at 40° and 150°) are observed exiting from the 500 lines/mm grating target at the SPR conditions. The surface plasmon excited grating target enhances the electron flux and temperature by factor of 6.0 and 3.6, respectively, compared to that of the plane substrate. Particle-in-Cell simulations indicate that fast electrons are emitted in different directions at different stages of the laser interaction, which are related to the resultant

SUBMITTER: Lad AD 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9546899 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature