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Old Dominion University

Laser plasma interactions

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Ultrafast Time-Resolved Structural Changes Of Thin-Film Ferromagnetic Metal Heated With Femtosecond Optical Pulses, Runze Li, Hani Elsayed-Ali, Jie Chen, Dinesh Dhankhar, Arjun Krishnamoorthi, Peter M. Rentzepis Jan 2019

Ultrafast Time-Resolved Structural Changes Of Thin-Film Ferromagnetic Metal Heated With Femtosecond Optical Pulses, Runze Li, Hani Elsayed-Ali, Jie Chen, Dinesh Dhankhar, Arjun Krishnamoorthi, Peter M. Rentzepis

Electrical & Computer Engineering Faculty Publications

As a classic ferromagnetic material, nickel has been an important research candidate used to study dynamics and interactions of electron, spin, and lattice degrees of freedom. In this study, we specifically chose a thick, 150 nm ferromagnetic nickel (111) single crystal rather than 10–20 nm thin crystals that are typically used in ultrafast studies, and we revealed both the ultrafast heating within the skin depth and the heat transfer from the surface (skin) layer to the bulk of the crystal. The lattice deformation after femtosecond laser excitation was investigated by means of 8.04 keV subpicosecond x-ray pulses, generated from a …


Carbon Multicharged Ion Generation From Laser-Spark Ion Source, Md. Mahmudur Rahman, Oguzhan Balki, Hani E. Elsayed-Ali Jan 2019

Carbon Multicharged Ion Generation From Laser-Spark Ion Source, Md. Mahmudur Rahman, Oguzhan Balki, Hani E. Elsayed-Ali

Electrical & Computer Engineering Faculty Publications

Multicharged carbon ions are generated by using a laser-assisted spark-discharge ion source. A Q-switched Nd:YAG laser pulse (1064 nm, 7 ns, ≤ 4.5 × 109 W/cm2) focused onto the surface of a glassy carbon target results in its ablation. The spark-discharge (∼1.2 J energy, ∼1 µs duration) is initiated along the direction of the plume propagation between the target surface and a grounded mesh that is parallel to the target surface. Ions emitted from the laser-spark plasma are detected by their time-of-flight using a Faraday cup. The ion energy-to-charge ratio is analyzed by a three-mesh retarding field …