Relativistic Electron Mirrors from High Intensity Laser–Nanofoil Interactions /

• Main Author: Kiefer, Daniel (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2015.
• Series: Springer Theses, Recognizing Outstanding Ph.D. Research,
• Subjects: Physics.; Particle acceleration.; Plasma (Ionized gases).; Nanoscale science.; Nanoscience.; Nanostructures.; Optics.; Optoelectronics.; Plasmons (Physics).; Plasma Physics.; Particle Acceleration and Detection, Beam Physics.; Optics, Optoelectronics, Plasmonics and Optical Devices.; Nanoscale Science and Technology.

A dense sheet of electrons accelerated to close to the speed of light can act as a tuneable mirror that can generate bright bursts of laser-like radiation in the short wavelength range simply via the reflection of a counter-propagating laser pulse. This thesis investigates the generation of such a r...

Table of Contents:

• Theoretical Background
• Experimental Methods: Lasers, Targets and Detectors
• Electron Acceleration from Laser-Nanofoil Interactions
• Coherent Thomson Backscattering from Relativistic Electron Mirrors.