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Karl Krushelnick
Center for Ultra-fast Optical Science, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
Laboratory astrophysics using high power short pulse lasers
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Outline
• High power lasers
• Ultra-high magnetic fields from short pulse interactions
• Magnetic fields from long-pulse (ns) interactions– driven magnetic reconnection
• Relevance to astrophysics
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High intensity lasersHigh intensity lasers
Recent developments in short pulse (sub-picosecond) laser technology have enabled intensities greater than 1020 W/cm2 and Petawatt (1015 Watt) lasers
Can produce plasmas with relativistic electron temperatures – leading to fundamentally new physics
At high intensities laser energy is converted to to very energetic electrons which can subsequently produce x-rays and energetic ions
Need > 10 Petawatt lasers to get relativistic ions (relativistic shocks)
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History of laser intensityHistory of laser intensity(from G. Mourou, (from G. Mourou, Physics TodayPhysics Today))
QuickTime™ and aTIFF (LZW) decompressor
are needed to see this picture.
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1996 1998 2000 2002 2004 2006 2008 2010 2012
B
NOVA PW(USA)
Gekko 1 PW (Japan)
Vulcan 100 TW (UK)
LULI 100 TW (France)
Michigan 40 TW (USA)
Astra- Gemini 1 PW (UK)
Z-Beamlet (USA)
Omega- EP (USA) LIL-PW
(France)
Firex I (Japan)
Firex II(Japan)
Vulcan 1 PW (UK)
Vulcan 10 PW (UK)
ORION, AWE (UK)
PALS(Czech Republic)
SG II(China)
PHELIX(Germany)
Titan, LLNL (USA)
LULI-2000 (France)
Texas PW (USA)
High power laser systemsHigh power laser systems
Michigan HERCULES
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Solid target
B-field
laser
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high energyprotons
B-field
B-
field
ab
sorp
tionablation
energytransport
ionization
fast particlegeneration
& trajectories
Short pulse laser plasma interactionsShort pulse laser plasma interactions (solid targets)(solid targets)
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Mechanisms of magnetic field generationMechanisms of magnetic field generation in intense laser plasma interactionsin intense laser plasma interactions
1. Non parallel temperature and density gradients.
2. Current due to fast electrons generated during the interaction (Weibel instability)
3. DC currents generated by the spatial and temporal variation of the
ponderomotive force of the incident laser pulse Bdc ~ Blaser*
* R.N.Sudan, Phys. Rev. Lett., 70, 3075 (1993)
B
T
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Critical density surface
∂B∂t
=−∇×E
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=−∇×∇p
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Mechanisms of magnetic field generationMechanisms of magnetic field generation in high power laser plasma interactionsin high power laser plasma interactions
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Experimental schematicExperimental schematic
B
target
ablated plasma
E || B (s-polarised O-wave)n
⊥E B (p-polarised X-wave)n
jf
Laser p-polarised
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b a
μO2 =1−
ωpe2
ω02
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ωpe2
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ωpe2
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• Ordinary Wave (O)
• Extraordinary Wave (X)
• Ellipticity
ba
=2.49 x 10−21λμm3 nBMG
2 dl∫
k
B
B
E
E
k
EM wave propagation in magnetized plasmaEM wave propagation in magnetized plasma
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X-Wave cutoffsX-Wave cutoffs
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1023
0 200 400 600 800 1000
Magnetic field (MG)
Region of harmonic generationnc
nc
2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
µm
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VULCAN laser systemVULCAN laser system
Vulcan CPA produces 100 J pulses in 1 psec duration pulses at a wavelength of 1053 nm. This allows intensities of up to 1020 W/cm2 to be reached. Also 6 nanosecond beams (~ 200 J per beam).
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Observation of cutoffsObservation of cutoffs(Tatarakis (Tatarakis et al.et al. NatureNature, , 415, 415, 280 (2002)) 280 (2002))
0.01
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3rd harmonic
cutoff
X-wave component/ total harmonic emission
estimated laser intensity (x10
19
W/cm
2
)
4th harmonic
cutoff
Indicates fields up to ~ 400 MG
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Harmonics of the laser frequency are emitted atHarmonics of the laser frequency are emitted at very high orders (> 1000th)very high orders (> 1000th)
0
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Wavelength (Å)
37th 30th 22nd
I. Watts I. Watts et al.,et al., Phys. Rev. Lett. Phys. Rev. Lett. 8888, 155001 (2002), 155001 (2002)
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Laser beam
p-pol
s-pol
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Harmonic depolarization follows Harmonic depolarization follows 33 scaling scaling
b/a is the induced ellipticity €
b
a= 2.49 x 10−21λ μm
3 nBMG
2 dl∫
• this suggests that fields in the higher density regions of plasma are up to 0.7 ± 0.1 Gigagauss
New facilities may generate fields approaching 10 GigaGauss < 1
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Photon bubble instabilityPhoton bubble instability
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Neutron star physics in the laboratory ?Neutron star physics in the laboratory ?Proposed experiment (R. Klein - Berkeley)Proposed experiment (R. Klein - Berkeley)
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Neutron star physics in the laboratory ?Neutron star physics in the laboratory ?
Difficulties with such experiments:- duration of magnetic field is < 10 psec- extent of magnetic field is small (especially “depth”)- need radiation source as well (high energy lasersor z-pinch)
Other possible experiments:- atomic physics of plasmas in very high fields-“picosecond” spatially resolved absorption spectroscopy (inner shell transitions)- may be relevant for astrophysics
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Dual-beam laser-solid interaction geometryfor studying reconnection
• consider the plasma created by two laser beams focused in close proximity to each other
• the role of the magnetic field on the plasma dynamics and heating
• self-organization of the magnetic field topology
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Long-pulse (ns) solid target interactionsMagnetic field generation: single beam
• consider Faraday’s Law:
and Ohm’s Law,
giving,
• magnetic field source term:
• limitations to growth of magnetic fields
Raven, et al PRL 41, 8 (1978)Craxton, et al PRL 35, 20 (1975)
Haines, PRL 35, 20 (1975)Haines, PRL 47, 13 (1981)
Haines, PRL 78, 2 (1997)
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Long-pulse (ns) solid target interactionsMagnetic field generation: dual beam geometry
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Experimental objectives
• create the dual beam solid target interaction geometry– consider focal spot separation
– consider target-Z effects (Al, Au)
• observe the generated plasma dynamics
• characterize the plasma parameter evolution
• evidence for a driven magnetic reconnection?
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Experiment(P.Nilson et al., PRL Dec 2006)
beam 5 1ns square pulse
200J, , 1015 Wcm-2
beam 7 1ns square pulse
200J, , 1015 Wcm-2
transverse probe beam10ps, 100’s mJ, 263nm,10mm proton generation target
washer thickness: 1mm outer :5mminner : 2mm
target foil: Au20m thick
mesh: Au11 x 11m, 5m thick
CPA beam 1ps, , 100J 1019 Wcm-2 10m f/spot
Thomson scattering beam1ns, 10’s J, 263nm
RCF passivefilm detector stack
target foils: CH, Al, Au3 x 5mm, 25 - 100m
x-ray pinhole cameras x2
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ExperimentVULCAN Target Area West (TAW)
VULCAN TAW interaction chamber
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Plasma dynamics: Al targetRear projection proton imaging (fields ~ 1 MGauss)
t0 + 100ps
t0 + 800ps
t0 + 500ps78m
526m
855m
917m
625m
625m
625m
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Plasma dynamics: Al target 4 transverse probe beam
• filamentary structures• jet-like structures• highly collimated flows• ne ~ 1020 cm-3
• vperp ~ 5.0 x 102 kms-1
400m
t0 + 100ps t0 + 1ns t0 + 1.5ns t0 + 1.5ns
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Plasma dynamics: Au target4 transverse probe beam & X-ray imaging
• central plasma flow velocity, vperp ~ 2.6 x 102 kms-1
• greater collimation in the Au plasmas compared to Al• importance of radiative cooling
t0 + 1ns t0 + 2.5ns
400m
ref: Farley et al., Radiative Jet Experiments, PRL 83, 10 (1999)
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Electron temperature: Al TargetTime-resolved collective Thomson scattering (4)
• scattering parameter,
• for an ion mass, M, ion temperature, Ti, and specific heat ratio, i,
collection optics
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Electron temperature: Al TargetTime-resolved collective Thomson scattering (4)
wavelength / nm
tim
e /
ns
• scattering volume 1: single laser-ablated plume
• estimated electron temperature,
experiment
Theory 600eVTheory convoluted with experimentalwidth of Δ=0.05nm
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Electron temperature: Al targetTime-resolved collective Thomson scattering (4)
wavelength / nm
tim
e /
ns
red-shiftedion-feature, 2(t)
blue-shiftedion-feature, 1(t)
• scattering volume 2: interaction region
• asymmetry in the wavelength shift
• scattering volume: accelerated toward detector
• increasing wavelength separation infers heating
Questions• role of Ti in the central plasma?• source of energy resulting in large Te?
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Plasma heating source
• Ohmic heating
• Stagnation heating:
a problem for equilibration timescales between electrons and ions
• Driven reconnection:
strong electron heating is a signature of reconnection
detailed microphysics and heating mechanisms are at still not well understood
current area of active research in the reconnection community
(i.e., MRX Experiment, Yamada et al, Princeton )
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Plasma Heating SourceParameters
• Energy considerations
• Sweet-Parker Model1
1E N Parker, Journal Geophys. Res., 62, 509 (1957)
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Summary
• we have studied the interaction between laser-ablated plasmas in two beam long pulse (ns) interaction geometries with planar mid- and high-Z solid targets
• we have characterized the ablation dynamics and plasma outflows using transverse optical probing
• we have observed B-field null formation using rear-projection proton probing
• we have measured strong electron heating via Thomson scattering
• the plasma dynamics and estimated reconnection rates appear consistent with the driven magnetic reconnection model given by Sweet & Parker
• questions remain about the details of jet formation and electron/ion heating
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Summary of magnetic field measurementsSummary of magnetic field measurements
• Ultra high magnetic fields (~ 1GGauss) are produced during high intensity (> 1019W/cm2) laser plasma interactions.
• We have developed techniques which have allowed field measurements using harmonic polarimetry and which suggests the existence of fields of ~
0.7 GGauss near the critical density surface.
• Difficult to study hydrodynamics in such high fields - however the effect of such high fields on atomic physics should be possible
• Lower fields produced by long (nanosecond) pulses are shown to greatly affect the dynamics of the interaction (reconnection and jet formation)