Engineering topics

Sakabe, Shuji

Publications and source records attributed to Sakabe, Shuji.

9 records

DOE OSTI2016

Demonstration of periodic nanostructure formation with less ablation by double-pulse laser irradiation on titanium

By pairing femtosecond laser pulses (duration ∼40 fs and central wavelength ∼810 nm) at an appropriate time interval, a laser-induced periodic surface structure (LIPSS) is formed with much less ablation than one formed with a single pulse. On a titanium plate, a pair of laser pulses with fluences of 70 and 140 mJ/cm{sup 2} and a rather large time interval (>10 ps) creates a LIPSS with an interspace of 600 nm, the same as that formed by a single pulse of 210 mJ/cm{sup 2}, while the double pulse ablates only 4 nm, a quarter of the ablation depth of a single pulse.

71 CLASSICAL AND QUANTUM MECHANICS, GENERAL PHYSIC↗

DOE OSTI2016

RF synchronized short pulse laser ion source

A laser ion source that produces shortly bunched ion beam is proposed. In this ion source, ions are extracted immediately after the generation of laser plasma by an ultra-short pulse laser before its diffusion. The ions can be injected into radio frequency (RF) accelerating bucket of a subsequent accelerator. As a proof-of-principle experiment of the ion source, a RF resonator is prepared and H{sub 2} gas was ionized by a short pulse laser in the RF electric field in the resonator. As a result, bunched ions with 1.2 mA peak current and 5 ns pulse length were observed at the exit of RF resonator by a probe.

46 INSTRUMENTATION RELATED TO NUCLEAR SCIENCE AND ↗

DOE OSTI2015

Derivation of effective penetration depth of femtosecond laser pulses in metal from ablation rate dependence on laser fluence, incidence angle, and polarization

Ablation rate dependence on laser fluence for copper subjected to oblique femtosecond laser irradiation has been determined experimentally in order to investigate processing induced by oblique irradiation. A difference of ablation rate between p-polarized and s-polarized oblique irradiation is clearly observed. Effective penetration depth is defined to explain the ablation rate dependence instead of using optical penetration depth, which is treated as a key value for determining the ablation rate in conventional theory. The effective penetration depth for copper is presented in simple formulas as a function of laser incidence angle for each polarization.

75 CONDENSED MATTER PHYSICS, SUPERCONDUCTIVITY AND↗

DOE OSTI2013

Metal-like self-organization of periodic nanostructures on silicon and silicon carbide under femtosecond laser pulses

Periodic structures were generated on Si and SiC surfaces by irradiation with femtosecond laser pulses. Self-organized structures with spatial periodicity of approximately 600 nm appear on silicon and silicon carbide in the laser fluence range just above the ablation threshold and upon irradiation with a large number of pulses. As in the case of metals, the dependence of the spatial periodicity on laser fluence can be explained by the parametric decay of laser light into surface plasma waves. The results show that the proposed model might be universally applicable to any solid state material.

77 NANOSCIENCE AND NANOTECHNOLOGY↗

DOE OSTI2013

Enhancing the energy of terahertz radiation from plasma produced by intense femtosecond laser pulses

Terahertz (THz) radiation from atomic clusters illuminated by intense femtosecond laser pulses is investigated. By studying the angular distribution, polarization properties and energy dependence of THz waves, we aim to obtain a proper understanding of the mechanism of THz generation. The properties of THz waves measured in this study differ from those predicted by previously proposed mechanisms. To interpret these properties qualitatively, we propose that the radiation is generated by time-varying quadrupoles, which are produced by the ponderomotive force of the laser pulse.

70 PLASMA PHYSICS AND FUSION TECHNOLOGY↗

DOE OSTI2013

Simple formula for the interspaces of periodic grating structures self-organized on metal surfaces by femtosecond laser ablation

Self-organized grating structures formed on Mo and Ti metal surfaces irradiated with femtosecond laser pulses at wavelengths of 800 and 400 nm are investigated by electron microscopy. We observe the formation of the self-organized grating structures on the metals irradiated with 400-nm laser pulses at low laser fluence in narrow fluence ranges. The interspaces of the grating structure depend on the wavelength and fluence of the laser. We find that the dependence of the grating interspaces on laser fluence can be explained by a simple formula for induction of a surface-plasma wave through the parametric decay of laser light.

75 CONDENSED MATTER PHYSICS, SUPERCONDUCTIVITY AND↗

DOE OSTI2011

Intense terahertz emission from atomic cluster plasma produced by intense femtosecond laser pulses

Terahertz (THz) emission from argon cluster plasma, generated by intense femtosecond laser pulses in the energy range of 10-70 mJ, has been investigated. THz polarization, energy dependence, and angular distribution were measured to provide an initial discussion on the mechanisms of THz emission. THz pulses of much higher energy were generated from argon clusters than from argon gas, which indicates that plasma produced from atomic clusters holds considerable promise as an intense THz source.

70 PLASMA PHYSICS AND FUSION TECHNOLOGY↗

DOE OSTI2011

Directional elliptically polarized terahertz emission from air plasma produced by circularly polarized intense femtosecond laser pulses

We have observed directional elliptically polarized terahertz (THz) waves emitted from air plasma produced by circularly polarized femtosecond laser pulses. The spatial distribution of the THz waves shows that the radiation is strongly directed forward with a peak around the laser propagation direction. Measured THz power shows a square dependence on laser energy. We consider the parametric decay of laser light to R-waves in plasma in the presence of a spontaneous magnetic field as a possible explanation for the polarization, power dependence, and direction of the THz beam.

70 PLASMA PHYSICS AND FUSION TECHNOLOGY↗

DOE OSTI2011

Efficient laser-proton acceleration from an insulating foil with an attached small metal disk

Efficient proton acceleration by the interaction of an intense femtosecond laser pulse with a solid foil has been demonstrated. An aluminum coating (thickness: 0.2 {mu}m) on a polyethylene (PE) foil was irradiated at 2 x 10{sup 18} W/cm{sup 2} intensity. The protons from the aluminum-disk (diameter: 150 {mu}m to 15 mm) foil were accelerated to much higher energy in comparison with conventional targets such as PE and aluminum-coated PE foils. The fast electron signal along the foil surface was significantly higher from the aluminum-coated PE foil. The laser-proton acceleration appeared to be affected to the size of surrounding conductive material.

43 PARTICLE ACCELERATORS↗