Single nanoparticles and nanoplasmas in femtosecond laser fields

Daniel D. Hickstein, Franklin Dollar, Jennifer L. Ellis, Jim A. Gaffney, Mark E. Foord, George M. Petrov, Brett B. Palm, Chengyuan Ding, K. Ellen Keister, Stephen B. Libby, Jose L. Jimenez, Henry C. Kapteyn, Margaret M. Murnane, Wei Xiong

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Abstract

We combine an aerodynamic lens with a velocity-map-imaging spectrometer to make the first measurements of ultrafast dynamics in individual nanoplasmas. By using two laser pulses (800 and 400 nm) delayed by several picoseconds, we find that we can generate and control shock wave propagation in nanoplasmas, confirming a decade of theoretical predictions. Additionally, we observe pronounced asymmetries in the photoion angular distributions resulting from nanoparticles of different structure and composition, demonstrating the ability to observe nanoscale light absorption at laser intensities near the damage threshold.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationUltrafast Phenomena XIX - Proceedings of the 19th International Conference
EditorsLouis DiMauro, Regina de Vivie-Riedle, Kaoru Yamanouchi, Makoto Kuwata-Gonokami, Steven Cundiff
PublisherSpringer Science and Business Media, LLC
Pages702-706
Number of pages5
ISBN (Electronic)9783319132419
DOIs
StatePublished - 2015
Event19th International Conference on Ultrafast Phenomena, 2014 - Okinawa, Japan
Duration: Jul 7 2014Jul 11 2014

Publication series

NameSpringer Proceedings in Physics
Volume162
ISSN (Print)0930-8989
ISSN (Electronic)1867-4941

Conference

Conference19th International Conference on Ultrafast Phenomena, 2014
Country/TerritoryJapan
CityOkinawa
Period07/7/1407/11/14

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