Relativistic Electron Mirrors (eBook)

from High Intensity Laser–Nanofoil Interactions

Daniel Kiefer (Autor)

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2014 | 2015
XIII, 117 Seiten
Springer International Publishing (Verlag)
978-3-319-07752-9 (ISBN)

Infos

A dense sheet of electrons accelerated to close to the speed of light can act as a tuneable mirror that can generate bright bursts of laser-like radiation in the short wavelength range simply via the reflection of a counter-propagating laser pulse. This thesis investigates the generation of such a relativistic electron mirror structure in a series of experiments accompanied by computer simulations. It is shown that such relativistic mirror can indeed be created from the interaction of a high-intensity laser pulse with a nanometer-scale, ultrathin foil. The reported work gives a intriguing insight into the complex dynamics of high-intensity laser-nanofoil interactions and constitutes a major step towards the development of a relativistic mirror, which could potentially generate bright burst of X-rays on a micro-scale.

Inhalt

Introduction.- Theoretical Background.- Experimental Methods: Lasers, Targets and Detectors.- Electron Acceleration from Laser-Nanofoil Interactions.- Coherent Thomson Backscattering from Relativistic Electron Mirrors.- Conclusions and Outlook.- Appendix A Plasma Mirrors.- Appendix B Spectrometers.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 25.7.2014
• Reihe/Serie: Springer Theses
• Reihe/Serie: Springer Theses
• Zusatzinfo: XIII, 117 p. 62 illus., 59 illus. in color.
• Verlagsort: Cham
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Naturwissenschaften ► Physik / Astronomie ► Theoretische Physik
• Themenwelt: Technik
• Schlagworte: Diamond-like Carbon Foils • Electron Acceleration in Intense Laser Fields • High-Intensity Laser Pulses • Laser-nanofoil Interaction • Nanometer-Thin Freestanding Foils • Plasma Mirrors • Relativistic Doppler Effect • Relativistic Laser-Plasma Physics • Ultrathin Foil
• ISBN-10: 3-319-07752-X / 331907752X
• ISBN-13: 978-3-319-07752-9 / 9783319077529