Electromagnetic pulses produced by expanding laser-produced Au plasma

• Authors: Massimo De Marco , Jakub Cikhardt , Josef Krása , Andriy Velyhan , Miroslav Pfeifer , Eduard Krouský , Daniel Klír , Karel Řezáč , Jiři Limpouch , Daniele Margarone , Jiři Ullschmied
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

The interaction of an intense laser pulse with a solid target produces large number of fast free electrons. This emission gives rise to two distinct sources of the electromagnetic pulse (EMP): the pulsed return current through the holder of the target and the outflow of electrons into the vacuum. A relation between the characteristics of laser-produced plasma, the target return current and the EMP emission are presented in the case of a massive Au target irradiated with the intensity of up to 3 × 1016 W/cm2. The emission of the EMP was recorded using a 12 cm diameter Moebius loop antennas, and the target return current was measured using a new type of inductive target probe (T-probe). The simultaneous use of the inductive target probe and the Moebius loop antenna represents a new useful way of diagnosing the laser–matter interaction, which was employed to distinguish between laser-generated ion sources driven by low and high contrast laser pulses.

Keywords

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laser-produced plasma; electromagnetic pulse (EMP); return target current; Moebius loop antenna; inductive target probe

• Publisher: De Gruyter Open
• Journal: Nukleonika
• Year: 2015
• Volume: 60
• Issue: 2
• Pages: 239-243

Dates

published

1 - 6 - 2015

received

13 - 6 - 2014

accepted

15 - 12 - 2014

online

22 - 6 - 2015

Contributors

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Massimo De Marco

• Institute of Physics of the Czech Academy of Sciences, 182 21 Prague 8, Czech Republic, Tel.: [phone]

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Jakub Cikhardt

• Faculty of Electrical Engineering, Czech Technical University in Prague, 166 27 Prague, Czech Republic

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Josef Krása

• Institute of Physics of the Czech Academy of Sciences, 182 21 Prague 8, Czech Republic, Tel.: [phone]

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Andriy Velyhan

• Institute of Physics of the Czech Academy of Sciences, 182 21 Prague 8, Czech Republic, Tel.: [phone]

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Miroslav Pfeifer

• Institute of Physics of the Czech Academy of Sciences, 182 21 Prague 8, Czech Republic, Tel.: [phone]

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Eduard Krouský

• Institute of Physics of the Czech Academy of Sciences, 182 21 Prague 8, Czech Republic, Tel.: [phone]

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Daniel Klír

• Faculty of Electrical Engineering, Czech Technical University in Prague, 166 27 Prague, Czech Republic

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Karel Řezáč

• Faculty of Electrical Engineering, Czech Technical University in Prague, 166 27 Prague, Czech Republic

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Jiři Limpouch

• Faculty of Nuclear Sciences and Physical Engineering, Czech Technical University in Prague, 180 00 Prague 8, Czech Republic

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Daniele Margarone

• Institute of Physics of the Czech Academy of Sciences, 182 21 Prague 8, Czech Republic, Tel.: [phone]

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Jiři Ullschmied

• Institute of Plasma Physics of the Czech Academy of Sciences, 182 00 Prague 8, Czech Republic

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Identifiers

DOI

10.1515/nuka-2015-0043