Bow wave in laser plasma and electron acceleration

• Project/Area Number: 21740302
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)
• Allocation Type: Single-year Grants
• Research Field: Atomic/Molecular/Quantum electronics
• Research Institution: Japan Atomic Energy Agency
• Principal Investigator: ESIRKEPOV Timur 独立行政法人日本原子力研究開発機構, 量子ビーム応用研究部門, 研究副主幹 (10370363)
• Project Period (FY): 2009 – 2011
• Project Status: Completed (Fiscal Year 2011)
• Budget Amount: ¥4,030,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,100,000、Indirect Cost: ¥930,000); Fiscal Year 2011: ¥650,000 (Direct Cost: ¥500,000、Indirect Cost: ¥150,000); Fiscal Year 2010: ¥1,040,000 (Direct Cost: ¥800,000、Indirect Cost: ¥240,000); Fiscal Year 2009: ¥2,340,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,800,000、Indirect Cost: ¥540,000)
• Keywords: ビーム物理 / 船首波 / プラズマ / レーザー / 相対論的相互作用 / 相対論的自己集束 / 高次高調波発生 / Particle-in-Cell法 / クラスタサーバ / 相対論的自己集中 / Particle-in-Cell method

Research Abstract

The bow wave induced mechanism of high-order harmonics generation was discovered using simulations and catastrophe theory. This mechanism feasibility was successfully demonstrated in 3D and 2D PIC simulations. The mechanism and the simulations explained high-order harmonics in the XUV spectral region seen in recent experiments with terawatt lasers. Development of new XUV light and X-ray source based on the high-order harmonics generation mechanism is proposed.

Research Products

• [Journal Article] Soft-X-Ray Harmonic Comb from Relativistic Electron Spikes (2012)
  • Author(s): A. S. Pirozhkov, M. Kando, T. Zh. Esirkepov, P. Gallegos, H. Ahmed, E. N. Ragozin, A. Ya. Faenov, T. A. Pikuz, T. Kawachi, A. Sagisaka, J. K. Koga, M. Coury, J. Green, P. Foster, C. Brenner, B. Dromey, D. R. Symes, M. Mori, K. Kawase, T. Kameshima, Y. Fukuda, L. Chen, I. Daito, K. Ogura, Y. Hayashi, H. Kotaki, H. Kiriyama, H. Okada, N. Nishimori, T. Imazono, K. Kondo, T. Kimura, T. Tajima, H. Daido, P. Rajeev, P. McKenna, M. Borghesi, D. Neely, Y. Kato, S. V. Bulanov
  • Journal Title: Physical Review Letters Volume: Vol.108
• [Journal Article] Soft X-ray Harmonic Comb from Relativistic Electron Spikes (2012)
  • Author(s): A. S. Pirozhkov, M. Kando, et al
  • Journal Title: Phys. Rev. Lett Volume: 108 Issue: 13 Pages: 135004-135004
  • DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.108.135004
  • URL: http://journals.aps.org/prl/abstract/10.1103/PhysRevLett.108.135004
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] Coherent x-ray generation in relativistic laser/gas jet interactions (2011)
  • Author(s): A. S. Pirozhkov, M. Kando, T. Zh. Esirkepov, J. K. Koga, H. Kiriyama, K. Kondo, H. Daido, P. Gallegos, D. Neely, H. Ahmed, M. Borghesi, E. N. Ragozin, A. Ya. Faenov, T. A. Pikuz, P. McKenna, Y. Kato, S. V. Bulanov
  • Journal Title: Proceedings of SPIE Volume: Vol.8140
• [Journal Article] Coherent x-ray generation in relativistic laser/gas jet interactions (2011)
  • Author(s): A.S.Pirozhkov, M.Kando, T.Zh.Esirkepov, J.K.Koga, H.Kiriyama, K.Kondo, H.Daido, P.Gallegos, D.Neely, H.Ahmed, M.Borghesi, E.N.Ragozin, A.Ya.Faenov, T.A.Pikuz, P.McKenna, Y.Kato, S.V.Bulanov
  • Journal Title: Proceedings of SPIE Volume: Vol.8140 Pages: 81400A-81400A
  • DOI: 10.1117/12.892898
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Presentation] Fundamental Physics and Relativistic Laboratory Astrophysics with Extreme Power Lasers (2011)
  • Author(s): T. Esirkepov
  • Organizer: European Conference on Laboratory Astrophysics(ECLA)
  • Place of Presentation: Eurosites-Republique, Paris, France
  • Year and Date: 2011-09-30
• [Presentation] Fundamental Physics and Relativistic Laboratory Astrophysics with Extreme Power Lasers (2011)
  • Author(s): Timur Esirkepov
  • Organizer: European Conference on Laboratory Astrophysics (ECLA)
  • Place of Presentation: Eurosites-Republique, Paris, France(招待講演)
  • Year and Date: 2011-09-30
• [Presentation] Proposed experiments for the study of extreme field limits in the ultra-relativistic laser-plasma interaction (2011)
  • Author(s): T. Esirkepov
  • Organizer: 3rd International Symposium on Laser-Driven Relativistic Plasmas Applied to Science, Energy, Industry, and Medicine
  • Place of Presentation: KPSI, Kizugawa, Japan
  • Year and Date: 2011-06-02
• [Presentation] High-Order Harmonics from Bow Wave Caustics Driven by a High-Intensity Laser (2011)
  • Author(s): Timur Esirkepov
  • Organizer: 3^<rd> International Symposium on Laser-Driven Relativistic Plasmas Applied to Science, Energy, Industry, and Medicine
  • Place of Presentation: KPSI, Kizugawa, Japan(招待講演)
  • Year and Date: 2011-06-02
• [Presentation] Proposed experiments for the study of extreme field limits in the ultra-relativistic laser-plasma interaction (2011)
  • Author(s): T. Esirkepov
  • Organizer: SPIE Optics+Optoelectronics
  • Place of Presentation: Prague Congress Centre, Prague, Czech Republic
  • Year and Date: 2011-04-20
• [Presentation] Proposed experiments for the study of extreme field limits in the ultra-relativistic laser-plasma interaction (2011)
  • Author(s): Timur Esirkepov
  • Organizer: SPIE Optics+Optoelectronics
  • Place of Presentation: Prague Congress Centre, Prague, Czech Republic(招待講演)
  • Year and Date: 2011-04-20
• [Remarks]
  • URL: http://www.jaea.go.jp/02/press2011/p12030201/index.html
• [Remarks]
  • URL: http://prl.aps.org/supplemental/PRL/v108/i13/e135004
• [Remarks]
  • URL: http://www.jaea.go.jp/02/press2011/p12030201/index.html
• [Remarks]
  • URL: http://prl.aps.org/supplemental/PRL/v108/i13/e135004