Activities & Research

Design of sensors and experimental setups for thermal radiation (ThR), low harmonics (LH), electromagnetic pulses (EMP) radiation and laser accelerated electrons generated by high-power laser pulses from thin solid targets, at laser intensities below and above 10^18 W/cm2.

• AI.1 — Design and preparation of optical fiber loops and FBG sensor and setup for ThR measurements.
• AI.2 — Preparation of optical fiber coupled spectrometer setup for LH experiments
• AI.3 — Design and preparation of 3 loop antenna for EMP in the kHz-GHz range, and optical sensor based on FBG for laser accelerated electrons doses .

Numerical simulations and experimental measurements for recording and analyses of LH, ThR, EMP radiation and electrons beams as a function of laser properties in focus, on target, at laser intensities below and above 10^18 W/cm2, for LDE/IV.1 and LDE/II.4 experiments.

• AII.1 — Theoretical analyses and experimental measurements for efficient recording and analyses of ThR generated by ablation plasma in radial direction as a function of focus position, laser energy and fluence, at laser intensities below and above 10^18 W/cm2.
• AII.2 — Numerical simulations and experimental measurements for efficient generation, recording and analyses of LH signal from ablation plasma in specular direction as a function of pre-pulse intensity, peak intensity and polarization, at laser intensities below and above 10^18 W/cm2 .
• AII.3 — Numerical simulations and experimental measurements for efficient generation, recording and analyses of laser accelerated electrons and EMP from thin solid targets as a function of laser pulse duration, power and intensity, at laser intensities below and above 10^18 W/cm2 .

Experiments for calibration of the detection systems employed for ThR, LH, and electrons and EMP radiation in connection to different properties of the high-power laser pulses in focus, on target at laser intensities below and above 1018 W/cm2, at PB/ LILS and INFLPR/ CETAL facilities, for LDE/IV.1 and LDE/II.4 experiments.

• AIII.1 — Calibration of ThR based method to evaluate focus position, pulse energy and fluence at PB/ LILS and INFLPR/ CETAL facilities.
• AIII.2 — Calibration of LH based method to evaluate pre-pulse itensity, peak intensity and polarization at PB/ LILS and INFLPR/ CETAL facilities.
• AIII.3 — Calibration of EMP and laser accelerated electrons based method to evaluate pulse duration, power and intensity in focus at INFLPR/ CETAL facility.