Anticorrelated Emission of High Harmonics and Fast Electron Beams From Plasma Mirrors

作者:Bocoum Maimouna*; Thevenet Maxence; Boehle Frederik; Beaurepaire Benoit; Vernier Aline; Jullien Aurelie; Faure Jerome; Lopez Martens Rodrigo
来源:Physical Review Letters, 2016, 116(18): 185001.
DOI:10.1103/PhysRevLett.116.185001

摘要

We report for the first time on the anticorrelated emission of high-order harmonics and energetic electron beams from a solid-density plasma with a sharp vacuum interface-plasma mirror-driven by an intense ultrashort laser pulse. We highlight the key role played by the nanoscale structure of the plasma surface during the interaction by measuring the spatial and spectral properties of harmonics and electron beams emitted by a plasma mirror. We show that the nanoscale behavior of the plasma mirror can be controlled by tuning the scale length of the electron density gradient, which is measured in situ using spatial-domain interferometry.

  • 出版日期2016-5-5