Interaction of an intense few-cycle infrared laser pulse with an ultrathin transparent liquid sheet
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Journal Article
Abstract
We experimentally study the interaction between intense infrared few-cycle laser pulses and an ultrathin (∼2 µm) flat liquid sheet of isopropanol running in vacuum. We observe a rapid decline in transmission above a critical peak intensity of 50 TW/cm2 of the initially transparent liquid sheet, and the emission of a plume of material. We find both events are due to the creation of a surface plasma and are similar to processes observed in dielectric solids. After calculating the electron density for different laser peak intensities, we find an electron scattering rate of 0.3 fs-1 in liquid isopropanol to be consistent with our data. We study the dynamics of the plasma plume to find the expansion velocity of the plume front.
Date Issued
2022-09-12
Date Acceptance
2022-06-25
Citation
Optics Express, 2022, 30 (19), pp.34684-34692
ISSN
1094-4087
Publisher
Optical Society of America (OSA)
Start Page
34684
End Page
34692
Journal / Book Title
Optics Express
Volume
30
Issue
19
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© 2022 The Author(s). Published by Optica Publishing Group under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License. Further distribution of this work must maintain attribution to the author(s) and the published article's title, journal citation, and DOI.
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Engineering & Physical Science Research Council (EPSRC)
Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council
Identifier
https://opg.optica.org/oe/abstract.cfm?doi=10.1364/OE.457470
Grant Number
EP/N018680/1
EP/R019509/1
Subjects
0205 Optical Physics
0906 Electrical and Electronic Engineering
1005 Communications Technologies
Optics
Publication Status
Published
Date Publish Online
2022-06-27