Published March 3, 2008
| Version v1
Journal article
Transient electric fields in laser plasmas observed by proton streak deflectometry
Creators
- 1. Max Born Institut, Max Born Str. 2a, D-12489 Berlin (Germany)
- 2. STFC Daresbury Laboratory, Warrington, Cheshire, WA4 4AD (United Kingdom)
- 3. Heinrich Heine Universitaet Duesseldorf, D-40225 Duesseldorf (Germany)
- 4. Vavilov State Optical Institute, St. Petersburg (Russian Federation)
Description
A novel proton imaging technique was applied which allows a continuous temporal record of electric fields within a time window of several nanoseconds. This 'proton streak deflectometry' was used to investigate transient electric fields of intense (∼1017 W/cm2) laser irradiated foils. We found out that these fields with an absolute peak of up to 108 V/m extend over millimeter lateral extension and decay at nanosecond duration. Hence, they last much longer than the (approximately picosecond) laser excitation and extend much beyond the laser irradiation focus
Additional details
Identifiers
- DOI
- 10.1063/1.2890057;
- arXiv
- arXiv:0801.4003v1;
Publishing Information
- Journal Title
- Applied Physics Letters
- Journal Volume
- 92
- Journal Issue
- 9
- Journal Page Range
- p. 091503-091503.3
- ISSN
- 0003-6951
- CODEN
- APPLAB
INIS
- Country of Publication
- United States
- Country of Input or Organization
- International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
- INIS RN
- 40003113
- Subject category
- S71: CLASSICAL AND QUANTUM MECHANICS, GENERAL PHYSICS; S70: PLASMA PHYSICS AND FUSION TECHNOLOGY;
- Descriptors DEI
- ELECTRIC FIELDS; FOILS; IRRADIATION; LASER RADIATION; LASERS; PLASMA; PLASMA DIAGNOSTICS; PLASMA PRODUCTION; PROTONS
- Descriptors DEC
- BARYONS; ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION; ELEMENTARY PARTICLES; FERMIONS; HADRONS; NUCLEONS; RADIATIONS
Optional Information
- Notes
- (c) 2008 American Institute of Physics