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View article: Demonstration of full-scale spatiotemporal diagnostics of solid-density plasmas driven by an ultra-short relativistic laser pulse using an X-ray free-electron laser
Demonstration of full-scale spatiotemporal diagnostics of solid-density plasmas driven by an ultra-short relativistic laser pulse using an X-ray free-electron laser Open
Understanding the complex plasma dynamics in ultra-intense relativistic laser–solid interactions is of fundamental importance for applications of laser–plasma-based particle accelerators, the creation of high-energy-density matter, underst…
View article: Probing laser-driven surface and subsurface dynamics via grazing-incidence XFEL scattering and diffraction
Probing laser-driven surface and subsurface dynamics via grazing-incidence XFEL scattering and diffraction Open
We demonstrate a grazing-incidence x-ray platform that simultaneously records time-resolved grazing-incidence small-angle x-ray scattering (GISAXS) and grazing-incidence x-ray diffraction (GID) from a femtosecond laser-irradiated gold film…
View article: Scaling of thin wire cylindrical compression after 100 fs Joule surface heating with material, diameter and laser energy
Scaling of thin wire cylindrical compression after 100 fs Joule surface heating with material, diameter and laser energy Open
We present the first systematic experimental validation of return-current-driven implosion scaling in micrometer-sized wires irradiated by femtosecond laser pulses. Employing XFEL-based imaging with sub-micrometer spatial and femtosecond t…
View article: Towards a vacuum birefringence experiment at the Helmholtz International Beamline for Extreme Fields (Letter of Intent of the BIREF@HIBEF Collaboration)
Towards a vacuum birefringence experiment at the Helmholtz International Beamline for Extreme Fields (Letter of Intent of the BIREF@HIBEF Collaboration) Open
Quantum field theory predicts a nonlinear response of the vacuum to strong electromagnetic fields of macroscopic extent. This fundamental tenet has remained experimentally challenging and is yet to be tested in the laboratory. A particular…
View article: Towards a vacuum birefringence experiment at the Helmholtz International Beamline for Extreme Fields (Letter of Intent of the BIREF@HIBEF Collaboration)
Towards a vacuum birefringence experiment at the Helmholtz International Beamline for Extreme Fields (Letter of Intent of the BIREF@HIBEF Collaboration) Open
Quantum field theory predicts a nonlinear response of the vacuum to strong electromagnetic fields of macroscopic extent. This fundamental tenet has remained experimentally challenging and is yet to be tested in the laboratory. A particular…
View article: Cylindrical compression of thin wires by irradiation with a Joule-class short-pulse laser
Cylindrical compression of thin wires by irradiation with a Joule-class short-pulse laser Open
View article: Visualizing plasmons and ultrafast kinetic instabilities in laser-driven solids using X-ray scattering
Visualizing plasmons and ultrafast kinetic instabilities in laser-driven solids using X-ray scattering Open
Ultra-intense lasers that ionize atoms and accelerate electrons in solids to near the speed of light can lead to kinetic instabilities that alter the laser absorption and subsequent electron transport, isochoric heating, and ion accelerati…
View article: (Sub-)Picosecond Surface Correlations of Femtosecond Laser Excited Al-Coated Multilayers Observed by Grazing-Incidence X-ray Scattering
(Sub-)Picosecond Surface Correlations of Femtosecond Laser Excited Al-Coated Multilayers Observed by Grazing-Incidence X-ray Scattering Open
Femtosecond high-intensity laser pulses at intensities surpassing 1014 W/cm2 can generate a diverse range of functional surface nanostructures. Achieving precise control over the production of these functional structures necessitates a tho…
View article: Dynamic convergent shock compression initiated by return current in high-intensity laser–solid interactions
Dynamic convergent shock compression initiated by return current in high-intensity laser–solid interactions Open
We investigate the dynamics of convergent shock compression in solid cylindrical targets irradiated by an ultrafast relativistic laser pulse. Our particle-in-cell simulations and coupled hydrodynamic simulations reveal that the compression…
View article: The importance of temperature-dependent collision frequency in PIC simulation on nanometric density evolution of highly-collisional strongly-coupled dense plasmas
The importance of temperature-dependent collision frequency in PIC simulation on nanometric density evolution of highly-collisional strongly-coupled dense plasmas Open
Particle-in-Cell (PIC) method is a powerful plasma simulation tool for investigating high-intensity femtosecond laser-matter interaction. However, its simulation capability at high-density plasmas around the Fermi temperature is considered…
View article: (Sub-)picosecond surface correlations of femtosecond laser excited Al-coated multilayers observed by grazing-incidence x-ray scattering
(Sub-)picosecond surface correlations of femtosecond laser excited Al-coated multilayers observed by grazing-incidence x-ray scattering Open
Femtosecond high-intensity laser pulses at intensities surpassing $10^{14} \,\text{W}/\text{cm}^2$ can generate a diverse range of functional surface nanostructures. Achieving precise control over the production of these functional structu…
View article: Cylindrical compression of thin wires by irradiation with a Joule-class short pulse laser
Cylindrical compression of thin wires by irradiation with a Joule-class short pulse laser Open
Equation of state measurements at Jovian or stellar conditions are currently conducted by dynamic shock compression driven by multi-kilojoule multi-beam nanosecond-duration lasers. These experiments require precise design of the target and…
View article: Investigation on laser absorption and x-ray radiation in microstructured titanium targets heated by short-pulse relativistic laser pulses
Investigation on laser absorption and x-ray radiation in microstructured titanium targets heated by short-pulse relativistic laser pulses Open
The enhancement effect of a microstructured surface on laser absorption and characteristic Kα emission has been investigated by measuring K-shell emission from titanium (Ti) targets irradiated with high-intensity (∼1020Wcm−2), subpicosecon…
View article: Time-resolved optical shadowgraphy of solid hydrogen jets as a testbed to benchmark particle-in-cell simulations
Time-resolved optical shadowgraphy of solid hydrogen jets as a testbed to benchmark particle-in-cell simulations Open
Particle-in-cell (PIC) simulations are a widely-used tool to model kinetics-dominated plasmas in ultrarelativistic laser-solid interactions (dimensionless vectorpotential a 0 > 1). However, interactions approaching subrelativistic laser in…
View article: Dynamic convergent shock compression initiated by return current in high-intensity laser solid interactions
Dynamic convergent shock compression initiated by return current in high-intensity laser solid interactions Open
We investigate the dynamics of convergent shock compression in the solid wire targets irradiated by an ultra-fast relativistic laser pulse. Our Particle-in-Cell (PIC) simulations and coupled hydrodynamic simulations reveal that the compres…
View article: Probing shock dynamics inside micro-wire targets after high-intensity laser irradiation using small angle x-ray scattering of a free-electron laser
Probing shock dynamics inside micro-wire targets after high-intensity laser irradiation using small angle x-ray scattering of a free-electron laser Open
In this paper, we present an experiment that explores the plasma dynamics of a diameter carbon wire after being irradiated with a near-relativistic-intensity short pulse laser. Using an x-ray free electron laser pulse to measure the s…
View article: Ultra-short pulse laser acceleration of protons to 80 MeV from cryogenic hydrogen jets tailored to near-critical density
Ultra-short pulse laser acceleration of protons to 80 MeV from cryogenic hydrogen jets tailored to near-critical density Open
View article: Time-resolved optical shadowgraphy of solid hydrogen jets as a testbed to benchmark particle-in-cell simulations
Time-resolved optical shadowgraphy of solid hydrogen jets as a testbed to benchmark particle-in-cell simulations Open
Particle-in-cell (PIC) simulations are a superior tool to model kinetics-dominated plasmas in relativistic and ultrarelativistic laser-solid interactions (dimensionless vectorpotential $a_0 > 1$). The transition from relativistic to subrel…
View article: Visualizing Plasmons and Ultrafast Kinetic Instabilities in Laser-Driven Solids using X-ray Scattering
Visualizing Plasmons and Ultrafast Kinetic Instabilities in Laser-Driven Solids using X-ray Scattering Open
Ultra-intense lasers that ionize and accelerate electrons in solids to near the speed of light can lead to kinetic instabilities that alter the laser absorption and subsequent electron transport, isochoric heating, and ion acceleration. Th…
View article: Heating in multi-layer targets at ultra-high intensity laser irradiation and the impact of density oscillation
Heating in multi-layer targets at ultra-high intensity laser irradiation and the impact of density oscillation Open
We present a computational study of isochoric heating in multi-layered (ML) targets at ultra-high intensity laser irradiation ( ). Previous studies have shown enhanced ion heating at interfaces, but at the cost of large tem…
View article: Probing the dynamics of solid density micro-wire targets after ultra-intense laser irradiation using a free-electron laser
Probing the dynamics of solid density micro-wire targets after ultra-intense laser irradiation using a free-electron laser Open
In this paper, we present an experiment that explores the plasma dynamics of a 7 micron diameter carbon wire after being irradiated with a near-relativistic-intensity short pulse laser. Using an X-ray Free Electron Laser pulse to measure t…
View article: Heating in Multi-Layer Targets at ultra-high Intensity Laser Irradiation and the Impact of Density Oscillation
Heating in Multi-Layer Targets at ultra-high Intensity Laser Irradiation and the Impact of Density Oscillation Open
We present a computational study of isochoric heating in multi-layered targets at ultra-high intensity laser irradiation (approx. 10**20 W/cm**2). Previous studies have shown enhanced ion heating at interfaces, but at the cost of large tem…
View article: Nanoscale subsurface dynamics of solids upon high-intensity femtosecond laser irradiation observed by grazing-incidence x-ray scattering
Nanoscale subsurface dynamics of solids upon high-intensity femtosecond laser irradiation observed by grazing-incidence x-ray scattering Open
Observing ultrafast laser-induced structural changes in nanoscale systems is essential for understanding the dynamics of intense light-matter interactions. For laser intensities on the order of 1014W/cm2, highly collisional plasmas are gen…
View article: Erratum: Using Diffuse Scattering to Observe X-Ray-Driven Nonthermal Melting [Phys. Rev. Lett. <b>126</b>, 015703 (2021)]
Erratum: Using Diffuse Scattering to Observe X-Ray-Driven Nonthermal Melting [Phys. Rev. Lett. <b>126</b>, 015703 (2021)] Open
This corrects the article DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.126.015703.
View article: Towards perfectly linearly polarized x-rays
Towards perfectly linearly polarized x-rays Open
In recent years, high-precision x-ray polarimeters have become a key method for the investigation of fundamental physical questions from solid-state physics to quantum optics. Here, we report on the verification of a polarization purity of…
View article: Dynamics of hot refluxing electrons in ultra-short relativistic laser foil interactions
Dynamics of hot refluxing electrons in ultra-short relativistic laser foil interactions Open
We investigate the dynamics of hot refluxing electrons in the interaction of an ultra-short relativistic laser pulse with a thin foil target via particle-in-cell (PIC) simulations, which is governed by the multidimensional spatiotemporal e…
View article: Probing ultrafast laser plasma processes inside solids with resonant small-angle x-ray scattering
Probing ultrafast laser plasma processes inside solids with resonant small-angle x-ray scattering Open
Extreme states of matter exist throughout the universe e.g. inside planetary cores, stars or astrophysical jets. Such conditions can be generated in the laboratory in the interaction of powerful lasers with solids. Yet, the measurement of …
View article: Resonant SAXS data used in publication: "Probing ultrafast laser plasma processes inside solids with resonant small angle X-ray scattering"
Resonant SAXS data used in publication: "Probing ultrafast laser plasma processes inside solids with resonant small angle X-ray scattering" Open
Resonant Small-angle x-ray scattering raw data obtained in measurements at MEC at LCLS and evalutation of the asymmetry in the scattering patterns. The data set is structured in case 1/Si-Cu-compound targets and case 2/Cu-only-targets as p…
View article: Demonstration of an x-ray Raman spectroscopy setup to study warm dense carbon at the high energy density instrument of European XFEL
Demonstration of an x-ray Raman spectroscopy setup to study warm dense carbon at the high energy density instrument of European XFEL Open
We present a proof-of-principle study demonstrating x-ray Raman Spectroscopy (XRS) from carbon samples at ambient conditions in conjunction with other common diagnostics to study warm dense matter, performed at the high energy density scie…
View article: Using Diffuse Scattering to Observe X-Ray-Driven Nonthermal Melting
Using Diffuse Scattering to Observe X-Ray-Driven Nonthermal Melting Open
We present results from the SPring-8 Angstrom Compact free electron LAser facility, where we used a high intensity (∼10^{20} W/cm^{2}) x-ray pump x-ray probe scheme to observe changes in the ionic structure of silicon induced by x-ray heat…