Title :
Electron heating by ultra-fast, ultra-intense laser irradiation of wavelength-scale wires
Author :
Serratto, Kristina ; Aymond, Franki ; Simon, Brandon ; Bernstein, Aaron ; Ditmire, Todd
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Phys., Univ. of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX, USA
Abstract :
Wavelength-scale platinum wires were irradiated by a 1-micron wavelength laser at relativistic intensities, accelerating electrons in the laser-matter interaction. Wire diameters and angles relative to laser polarization were varied, and emitted electron distributions were measured.
Keywords :
laser beam effects; platinum; wires; Pt; accelerating electrons; electron heating; laser polarization; laser-matter interaction; ultra-fast laser irradiation; ultra-intense laser irradiation; wavelength 1 micron; wavelength-scale platinum wires; Electron optics; Heating; Laser beams; Optical imaging; Platinum; Substrates; Wires;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2015 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
