Giant electromagnetic pulses(EMPs) induced by high-power laser irradiating solid targets interfere with various experimental diagnoses and even damage equipment,so unveiling the evolution of EMPs inside the laser cham...Giant electromagnetic pulses(EMPs) induced by high-power laser irradiating solid targets interfere with various experimental diagnoses and even damage equipment,so unveiling the evolution of EMPs inside the laser chamber is crucial for designing effective EMP shielding.In this work,the transmission characteristics of EMPs as a function of distances from the target chamber center(TCC) are studied using B-dot probes.The mean EMP amplitude generated by picosecond laser-target interaction reaches 561 kV m^(-1),357 kV m^(-1),395 kV m^(-1),and 341 kV m^(-1)at 0.32 m,0.53 m,0.76 m,and 1 m from TCC,which decreases dramatically from 0.32 m to 0.53 m.However,it shows a fluctuation from 0.53 m to 1 m.The temporal features of EMPs indicate that time-domain EMP signals near the target chamber wall have a wider full width at half maximum compared to that close to TCC,mainly due to the echo oscillation of electromagnetic waves inside the target chamber based on simulation and experimentation.The conclusions of this study will provide a new approach to mitigate strong electromagnetic pulses by decreasing the echo oscillation of electromagnetic waves inside the target chamber during laser coupling with targets.展开更多
Ultra high-velocity collisionless shocks are generated using an ultra-intense laser interacting with foil-gas target,which consists of copper foil and helium gas.The energy of helium ions accelerated by shock and the ...Ultra high-velocity collisionless shocks are generated using an ultra-intense laser interacting with foil-gas target,which consists of copper foil and helium gas.The energy of helium ions accelerated by shock and the proton probing image of the shock electrostatic field show that the shock velocity is 0.02c,where c is the light speed.The numerical and theory studies indicate that the collisionless shock velocity exceeding 0.1c can be generated by a laser pulse with picosecond duration and an intensity of 1020 W/cm2.This system may be relevant to the study of mildly relativistic velocity collisionless shocks in astrophysics.展开更多
基金supported by National Grand Instrument Project (No.2019YFF01014404)the National Key Program for S & T Research and Development (No. 2022YFA1603202)+1 种基金National Natural Science Foundation of China (Nos.U2241281 and 11975037)the Foundation of Science and Technology on Plasma Physics Laboratory (No.6142A04220108)。
文摘Giant electromagnetic pulses(EMPs) induced by high-power laser irradiating solid targets interfere with various experimental diagnoses and even damage equipment,so unveiling the evolution of EMPs inside the laser chamber is crucial for designing effective EMP shielding.In this work,the transmission characteristics of EMPs as a function of distances from the target chamber center(TCC) are studied using B-dot probes.The mean EMP amplitude generated by picosecond laser-target interaction reaches 561 kV m^(-1),357 kV m^(-1),395 kV m^(-1),and 341 kV m^(-1)at 0.32 m,0.53 m,0.76 m,and 1 m from TCC,which decreases dramatically from 0.32 m to 0.53 m.However,it shows a fluctuation from 0.53 m to 1 m.The temporal features of EMPs indicate that time-domain EMP signals near the target chamber wall have a wider full width at half maximum compared to that close to TCC,mainly due to the echo oscillation of electromagnetic waves inside the target chamber based on simulation and experimentation.The conclusions of this study will provide a new approach to mitigate strong electromagnetic pulses by decreasing the echo oscillation of electromagnetic waves inside the target chamber during laser coupling with targets.
基金Supported by the Science Challenge Project under Grant Nos TZ2018005 and TZ2016005the National Key Research and Development Program of China under Grant No 2016YFA0401100
文摘Ultra high-velocity collisionless shocks are generated using an ultra-intense laser interacting with foil-gas target,which consists of copper foil and helium gas.The energy of helium ions accelerated by shock and the proton probing image of the shock electrostatic field show that the shock velocity is 0.02c,where c is the light speed.The numerical and theory studies indicate that the collisionless shock velocity exceeding 0.1c can be generated by a laser pulse with picosecond duration and an intensity of 1020 W/cm2.This system may be relevant to the study of mildly relativistic velocity collisionless shocks in astrophysics.
