Dynamics of nanometer-scale foil targets irradiated with relativistically intense laser pulses
- Hoerlein, R.
- Steinke, S.
- Henig, A.
- Rykovanov, S. G.
- Schnuerer, M.
- Sokollik, T.
- Kiefer, D.
- Jung, D.
- Yan, X. Q.
- Tajima, T.
- Schreiber, J.
- Hegelich, M.
- Nickles, P. V.
- Zepf, M.
- Tsakiris, G. D.
- Sandner, W.
- Habs, D.
Publication date
January 2011
DOI Publisher
laser and particle beams Journal
0263-0346Abstract
In this paper we report on an experimental study of high harmonic radiation generated in nanometer-scale foil targets irradiated under normal incidence. The experiments constitute the first unambiguous observation of odd-numbered relativistic harmonics generated by the v x B component of the Lorentz force verifying a long predicted property of solid target harmonics. Simultaneously the observed harmonic spectra allow in-situ extraction of the target density in an experimental scenario which is of utmost interest for applications such as ion acceleration by the radiation pressure of an ultraintense laser.Physics, AppliedSCI(E)EI0ARTICLE4383-3882
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