Hot electron refluxing in the short intense laser pulse interactions with solid targets and its influence on K-α radiation

• Authors: Vojtěch Horný , Ondřej Klimo
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

Fast electrons created as a result of the laser beam interaction with a solid target penetrate into the target material and initialize processes leading to the generation of the characteristic X-ray K-α radiation. Due to the strong electric field induced at the rear side of a thin target the transmitted electrons are redirected back into the target. These refluxing electrons increase the K-α radiation yield, as well as the duration of the X-ray pulse and the size of the radiation emitting area. A model describing the electron refluxing was verified via particle-in-cell simulations for non-relativistic electron energies. Using this model it was confirmed that the effect of the electron refluxing on the generated X-ray radiation depends on the target thickness and the target material. A considarable increase of the number of the emitted K-α photons is observed especially for thin targets made of low-Z materials, and for higher hot electron temperatures.

Keywords

EN

electron recirculation; electron refluxing; K-α radiation; laser–plasma interactions; particle-in-cell simulation

• Publisher: De Gruyter Open
• Journal: Nukleonika
• Year: 2015
• Volume: 60
• Issue: 2
• Pages: 233-237

Dates

published

1 - 6 - 2015

received

11 - 7 - 2014

accepted

14 - 11 - 2014

online

22 - 6 - 2015

Contributors

author

Vojtěch Horný

• Faculty of Nuclear Sciences and Physical Engineering, Czech Technical University in Prague, 115 19 Prague 1, Czech Republic and Institute of Plasma Physics of the Czech Academy of Sciences, Za Slovankou 1782/3, 182 00 Prague 8, Czech Republic, Tel.: [phone], Fax: [phone]

author

Ondřej Klimo

• Faculty of Nuclear Sciences and Physical Engineering, Czech Technical University in Prague, 115 19 Prague 1, Czech Republic

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Identifiers

DOI

10.1515/nuka-2015-0045