Acta Optica Sinica, Volume. 42, Issue 11, 1134021(2022)

Efficient Extreme-Ultraviolet Continuum from Carbon Nanotube Foams

Yinren Shou1, Zhuo Pan1, Zhengxuan Cao1, Dahui Wang2, Pengjie Wang1, Jianbo Liu1, Zhusong Mei1, Defeng Kong1, Yanying Zhao1, Xueqing Yan1,3,4, and Wenjun Ma1,3、*
Author Affiliations
  • 1State Key Laboratory of Nuclear Physics and Technology, Peking University, Beijing 100871, China
  • 2State Key Laboratory of Laser Interaction with Matter, Northwest Institute of Nuclear Technology, Xi′an 710024, Shaanxi, China
  • 3Beijing Laser Acceleration Innovation Center, Beijing 101407, China
  • 4Center for Applied Physics and Technology, Peking University, Beijing 100871, China
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    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

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    Paper Information

    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)

    DOI:10.3788/AOS202242.1134021

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