Progress in Ultrafast Intense Laser Science II

377 Pages·2007·14.743 MB·English

by  Professor Kaoru Yamanouchi, Professor See Leang Chin, Professor Pierre Agostini, Professor Gaetano Ferrante (auth.)

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ProfessorKaoruYamanouchi ProfessorSeeLeangChin
UniversityofTokyo,DepartmentofChemistry LavalUniversityQuebec
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Preface
The world is filled with light, and, no doubt, we have developed our idea of
nature by “seeing” matters, that is, by irradiating matters with light. When
increasing the intensity of light, we realized recently that a variety of new
and hitherto unimaginable phenomena emerge. In rapid succession, above-
threshold ionization, Coulomb explosion, selective chemical bond breaking,
high-order harmonic generation into deep XUV, generation of short-pulsed
Xray,filamentation,andlight-pulseshorteningintotheattosecond(10−18s)
time domain have been reported. Light has gained a new function which is
to change the character of matter itself and the consequences have triggered
a lot of enthusiasm, discussions and collaborations among the researchers.
A series of annual meetings, “International Symposium on Ultrafast In-
tense Laser Science” (http://www.isuils.jp), with which this new Springer
sub-series collaborates, was designed to stimulate further interdisciplinary
interactions at the forefront of research aiming at expanding the frontiers of
the field. The first ISUILS was held in Tokyo in 2002, featuring the issue
of control of molecules in intense laser fields, and the second ISUILS was
held the next year in Quebec City. From this ISUILS2, we started honoring
distinguished researchers who have contributed to the establishment of the
basisofthisnewresearchfield.Prof.HiroshiTakuma(Tokyo)andProf.Ger-
ard Mainfray (Saclay) served as Honorary Co-chairs at ISUILS2, and Prof.
LeonidKeldysh (Moscow)and Prof. OrazioSvelto (Milano) atISUILS3held
in Palermo in 2004.
The unquestionable success of the ISUILS meetings has encouraged us
to launch this series of new-style review books of PUILS, in which concise
review-style articles written by researchers at the forefront of their sub-fields
are compiled to address the needs of researchers with different backgrounds
and graduate students. Although conference proceedings may be useful for
researchers with specific interests, and long and complete review articles are
necessary for researchers moving to a new theme, the PUILS reviews are
fitted to the interdisciplinary interaction in UILS and the rapidly growing
character of the field.
The research areas treated in this series will be: (i) atoms, molecules,
and clusters in intense laser fields, (ii) control of molecules and clusters in
intense laser fields, (iii) attosecond pulse generation, metrology, and appli-
cations, (iv) wavepacket control for high-order harmonics, (v) generation,
VI Preface
metrology and interaction of intense few-cycle pulses, (vi) non-linear dy-
namics in chaotic tunneling for understanding ionization in intense laser
fields, (vii) non-linear propagation and fs-ablation, (viii) short-pulsed laser
plasma interaction, (ix) non-linear optics in nano plasmas, (x) X ray imag-
ing, (xi) short-pulsed electron diffraction, (xii) nuclear transitions in laser
fields, (xiii) relativistic quantum dynamics, (xiv) laser pulse interaction with
materials having nano structure, (xv) femtosecond biology.
Each book of the new series is a compilation of 15- to 25-page chapters;
the beginning of each chapter provides clear and concise accounts of the
significanceofthetopics,followedbyadescriptionoftheauthors’mostrecent
researchresults.Allchaptersarepeer-reviewed.Invitationstocontributehave
beenextendedtotheinvitedparticipantsofthefirstthreeISUILSsymposia.
Hence,thefirstthreeorfourvolumesofPUILSwillbeoninvitationonly.As
in the first volume, the articles of this secondvolume cover the diverse range
of the interdisciplinary research field, reflecting the various activities in the
ultrafastintenselaserscience.Thetopicsmaybegroupedinthreecategories:
strong-field ionization of atoms and molecules (1–4), control of molecular
dynamics and harmonic generation using pulse shaping (5–8), laser-plasma
interaction and X-ray emission (9–17).
The PUILS series has been edited in cooperation with the activities of
MEXTPriorityAreaProgramonControlofMoleculesinIntenseLaserFields
(FY2002–2005), JSPS Core-to-Core Program on Ultrafast Intense Laser Sci-
ence (FY2004–) and JILS (Japan Intense Light Field Science Society). We
would also like to take this opportunity to thank all the authors who have
kindly contributed to the new PUILS series by describing frontiers of ul-
trafast intense laser science. We also thank reviewers who have served for
this book project by reading carefully the submitted manuscripts. One of
the co-editors (KY) thanks Ms. Miyuki Kusunoki and Ms. Chie Sakuta for
their help with the editing processes. Dr. Claus Ascheron, Physics Editor of
SpringerVerlagatHeidelbergkindlyagreedtoourideaandhelpedusco-edit
the first volumes of PUILS. We very much appreciate his kind cooperation
and support.
WehopethisbookseriesofPUILSwillconveytheexcitementofUltrafast
Intense Laser Science to the readers, and stimulate interdisciplinary interac-
tionsamongresearchers,thuspavingthewaytoexplorationsofnewfrontiers.
Co-editors of PUILS II
University of Tokyo Kaoru Yamanouchi
Laval University See Leang Chin
Ohio State University Pierre Agostini
University of Palermo Gaetano Ferrante
May 25, 2006
Contents
1 Coulomb Explosion Imaging of Molecular Dynamics
in Intense Laser Fields
A. Hishikawa, K. Yamanouchi.................................... 1
2 Intact Molecular Ion Formation of Some Organic Molecules
by Femtosecond Lasers
N. Nakashima, T.Yatsuhashi ..................................... 25
3 Ultrafast Electron Dynamics
M.J.J. Vrakking ................................................ 43
4 S-Matrix Theory of Nonsequential Double Ionization
C. Figueira de Morisson Faria, X. Liu, W. Becker .................. 65
5 Laser Control of Chemical Dynamics. I. Control of
Electronic Transitions by Quadratic Chirping
S. Zou, A. Kondorskiy, G. Mil’nikov, H. Nakamura ................. 95
6 Laser Control of Chemical Dynamics.
II. Control of Wavepacket Motion
A. Kondorskiy, G. Mil’nikov, H. Nakamura ........................ 119
7 Pulse Shaping Technology
of Intense Femtosecond Laser Pulses for Molecule Control
F. Kannari,T. Tanabe,T. Okamoto,K. Ohno,H. Yazawa,R. Itakura,
K. Yamanouchi................................................. 143
8 Control of High Harmonic Generation Processes
Using Chirped and Self-Guided Femtosecond Laser Pulses
C.H. Nam, H.T. Kim, V. Tosa ................................... 159
9 Focusing Intense High-Order Harmonics
to a Micron Spot Size
A. Suda, H. Mashiko, K. Midorikawa.............................. 183
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10 Application of X-Ray Spectroscopy to the Study
of Energy Transport in Plasma Produced
by an Ultrahigh-Intensity Laser
H. Nishimura, Y. Inubushi, S. Fujioka, T. Kawamura, S. Shimizu,
M. Hashida, S. Sakabe, F. Koike, T. Johzaki, H. Nagatomo,
and J. Mima ................................................... 199
11 Collimated and Ultrafast X-Ray Beams
from Laser–Plasma Interactions
A. Rousse, K. Ta Phuoc, F. Albert ................................ 215
12 Investigations of Relativistic Laser Plasma
from Micron-Sized Ar Clusters
Y. Fukuda, K. Yamakawa ........................................ 231
13 Full Vectorial, Intense Ultrashort Pulse Propagators:
Derivation and Applications
J.V. Moloney, M. Kolesik........................................ 253
14 Some Properties of Femtosecond Laser Filamentation
Relevant to Atmospheric Applications
Part I. The Robustness of Filamentation
J. Kasparian ................................................... 281
15 Some Properties of Femtosecond Laser Filamentation
Relevant to Atmospheric Applications
Part II. Large-Scale Filamentation
J. Kasparian ................................................... 301
16 Fast Electrons in High-Intensity Laser Interactions
with Plasmas
J. Zhang, Y.T. Li, Z.M. Sheng, Z.Y. Wei, Q.L. Dong, X. Lu......... 319
17 Ultraintense Electromagnetic Radiation in Plasmas:
Part II. Relativistic Electromagnetic Solitons
and Laser-Driven Ion Acceleration
M. Lontano, M. Passoni ......................................... 341
Index......................................................... 365
List of Contributors
Felicie Albert Masaki Hashida
Laboratoire d’Optique Appliqu´ee Institute for Chemical Research
(LOA) (ENSTA-CNRS-Ecole Kyoto University, Gokasho Uji
Polytechnique) LOA-ENSTA Kyoto 611-0011, Japan
Chemin de la Huni`ere
91761 Palaiseau cedex, France Akiyoshi Hishikawa
Institute for Molecular Science
Wilhelm Becker
National Institutes
Max-Born-Institut
of Natural Sciences, Myodaiji
12489 Berlin, Germany
Okazaki, Aichi 444-8585, Japan
[email protected]
Quanli Dong Yuichi Inubushi
Laboratory of Optical Physics Institute of Laser Engineering
Institute of Physics Osaka University, 2-6 Yamada-oka
Chinese Academy of Sciences Suita, Osaka 565-0871, Japan
Beijing 100080, China
Carla Figueira Ryuji Itakura
de Morisson Faria Department of Chemistry
Centre for Mathematical Science School of Science
City University The University of Tokyo
London EC1V OHB, UK 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku
[email protected] Tokyo 113-0033, Japan
Shinsuke Fujioka
Tomoyuki Johzaki
Institute of Laser Engineering
Institute of Laser Engineering
Osaka University, 2-6 Yamada-oka
Osaka University, 2-6 Yamada-oka
Suita, Osaka 565-0871, Japan
Suita, Osaka 565-0871, Japan
Yuji Fukuda
Kansai Photon Science Institute Fumihiko Kannari
(KPSI) Department of Electronics
Japan Atomic Energy Agency and Electrical Engineering
(JAEA) Keio University, 3-14-1 Hiysohi
8-1 Umemidai, Kizu-cho Kohoku-ku, Yokohama
Souraku-gun,Kyoto619-0215,Japan 223-8522, Japan
[email protected] [email protected]
X List of Contributors
J´eroˆme Kasparian Yutong Li
Teramobile, Laboratoire Laboratory of Optical Physics
de Spectrom´etrie Ionique Institute of Physics
et Mol´eculaire, UMR CNRS 5579 Chinese Academy of Sciences
Bˆatiment Kastler Beijing 100080, China
Universit´e Claude Bernard Lyon 1
43 bd du 11 novembre Xiaojun Liu
F69622 Villeurbanne Cedex France Wuhan Institute
[email protected] of Physics and Mathematics
Chinese Acadamy of Sciences
Tohru Kawamura Wuhan 430071, P.R. China
Tokyo Institute of Technology
[email protected]
4259 Nagatsuda-cho, Midori
Yokohama, Kanagawa 226-8502, Maurizio Lontano
Japan Plasma Physics Institute
“P. Caldirola”, C.N.R.
Hyung Taek Kim
Milan, Italy
Dept. of Phys. and Coherent X-ray
[email protected]
Research Center
Korea Advanced Institute of Science
Xin Lu
and Technology (KAIST)
Laboratory of Optical Physics
Yuseong-gu, Daejeon 305-701, Korea
Institute of Physics
Chinese Academy of Sciences
Fumihiro Koike
Beijing 100080, China
Physics Laboratory
School of Medicine
Hiroki Mashiko
Kitasato Unversity
RIKEN, 2-1 Hirosawa, Wako-shi
Kitasato 1-15-1, Sagamihara
Saitama 351-0198, Japan
Kanagawa 228-8555, Japan
and
Miroslav Kolesik Graduate School of Science
Arizona Center and Engineering
for Mathematical Sciences Saitama University, 255 Okubo
and Optical Sciences Center Saitama-shi, Saitama 338-8570
University of Arizona Japan
Tucson AZ 85721
Katsumi Midorikawa
Alexey Kondorskiy RIKEN, 2-1 Hirosawa, Wako-shi
P.N. Lebedev Physical Institute Saitama 351-0198, Japan
Leninsky pr., 53, Moscow, 119991
Russia Gennady Mil’nikov
and Division of Electrical, Electronic
Moscow Institute and Information Engineering
of Physics and Technology, Graduate School of Engineering
Institutsky per., 9, Dolgoprudny Osaka University 2-1 Yamada-oka
Moscow region, 141700, Russia Suita City, Osaka 565-0871, Japan
[email protected] [email protected]