Long-scale jet formation with specularly reflected light in ultraintense laser-plasma interactions

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作者
Kodama, R
Tanaka, KA
Sentoku, Y
Matsushita, T
Takahashi, K
Fujita, H
Kitagawa, Y
Kato, Y
Yamanaka, T
Mima, K
机构
[1] Osaka Univ, Inst Laser Engn, Osaka 5650871, Japan
[2] Osaka Univ, Dept Electromagnet Energy Engn, Osaka 5650871, Japan
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10.1103/PhysRevLett.84.674
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O4 [物理学];
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0702 ;
摘要
Long-scale jetlike x-ray emission was observed in a 100-TW laser-plasma interaction. The jet was well collimated with a divergence of 30-40 mrad and continued from the target surface into underdense regions for a distance over 4 mm in the specular direction of the laser light. A two-dimensional particle-in-cell simulation shows an electron acceleration with the specularly reflected laser light and collimation of the electron stream by a self-generated magnetic field, resulting in the electron jet to the direction of the specularly reflected light.
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