Acta Optica Sinica, Volume. 42, Issue 11, 1134021(2022)
Efficient Extreme-Ultraviolet Continuum from Carbon Nanotube Foams
The interaction of femtosecond laser with plasmas can produce ultrashort and brilliant extreme-ultraviolet (EUV) radiations, which can be applied in high-resolution imaging and time-resolved spectroscopy. To further improve the radiance, the high-efficiency generation of EUV radiations from carbon nanotube foam (CNF) targets irradiated by a relativistic femtosecond laser is demonstrated. The experimental result indicates that when the laser energy is 1.2 J and the CNF density is 4 mg/cm 3 , the single-shot EUV spectrum intensity is around 0.1 mJ·nm -1·sr -1. Compared with high-density solid targets, the low-density CNF targets can effectively improve laser absorptivity, and therefore realize an enhancement of EUV conversion efficiency by two orders of magnitudes. Furthermore, the EUV radiations from CNFs are quasi-continuum in the wavelength range of 15--30 nm, which is suitable for applications including ultrafast absorption spectroscopy.
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Yinren Shou, Zhuo Pan, Zhengxuan Cao, Dahui Wang, Pengjie Wang, Jianbo Liu, Zhusong Mei, Defeng Kong, Yanying Zhao, Xueqing Yan, Wenjun Ma. Efficient Extreme-Ultraviolet Continuum from Carbon Nanotube Foams[J]. Acta Optica Sinica, 2022, 42(11): 1134021
Category: X-Ray Optics
Received: Jan. 28, 2022
Accepted: Mar. 3, 2022
Published Online: Jun. 3, 2022
The Author Email: Ma Wenjun (wenjun.ma@pku.edu.cn)