Generation of giant attosecond pulses at the plasma surface in the regime of relativistic electronic spring

Alexander M. Sergeev; Arkady A. Gonoskov; Arkady V Kim; Artem V Korzhimanov; Mattias Marklund

doi:10.1117/12.890884

9 June 2011 Generation of giant attosecond pulses at the plasma surface in the regime of relativistic electronic spring

Alexander M. Sergeev, Arkady A. Gonoskov, Arkady V Kim, Artem V Korzhimanov, Mattias Marklund

Proceedings Volume 8080, Diode-Pumped High Energy and High Power Lasers; ELI: Ultrarelativistic Laser-Matter Interactions and Petawatt Photonics; and HiPER: the European Pathway to Laser Energy; 808017 (2011) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.890884
Event: SPIE Optics + Optoelectronics, 2011, Prague, Czech Republic

Abstract

The generation of attosecond pulses with an amplitude greatly exceeding the driving field of an ultrarelativistic laser pulse at oblique irradiation of a solid target is investigated. We develop a universal model of the process, the so-called relativistic electronic spring, which is different from the conventional concept of an oscillating mirror. It follows from the model that there exists a parameter region where the energy conversion from the femto- to the attosecond regime is maximal. Based on the study we propose a new concept of laser pulse interaction with a target having a groove-shaped surface, which opens up the potential to exceed an intensity level of 10²⁶ W/cm² and observe effects due to nonlinear quantum electrodynamics with upcoming laser sources.

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Alexander M. Sergeev, Arkady A. Gonoskov, Arkady V Kim, Artem V Korzhimanov, and Mattias Marklund "Generation of giant attosecond pulses at the plasma surface in the regime of relativistic electronic spring", Proc. SPIE 8080, Diode-Pumped High Energy and High Power Lasers; ELI: Ultrarelativistic Laser-Matter Interactions and Petawatt Photonics; and HiPER: the European Pathway to Laser Energy, 808017 (9 June 2011); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.890884

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