Mapping the power-law decay of high-harmonic spectra from few-cycle laser-solid interactions

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Visible or near infrared light can be manipulated to produce bursts of coherent extreme ultraviolet or x rays via the relativistic high-order harmonic generation process when a laser irradiates a solid plasma target. The intensity of the spectral components of the reflected signal decays with the increase in harmonic order and the efficiency of this non-linear process largely hinges on how prompt this decay is. This is governed by the conditions of the laser-plasma interaction for which various models have been proposed. At relativistic intensities, a spectrum exhibiting a power-law decay with an exponent of 8/3 or 4/3 is often stated. Here, we analyze the dependence of this exponent on interaction parameters, including the angle of incidence, the carrier envelope phase, intensity of the laser, and the pre-plasma length, and discuss opportunities for optimization. Our simulations show that, rather than there being one universal exponent, the spectral decay is a continuous function of the laser-plasma interaction parameters.

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Bhadoria, S., Blackburn, T., Gonoskov, A., & Marklund, M. (2022). Mapping the power-law decay of high-harmonic spectra from few-cycle laser-solid interactions. Physics of Plasmas, 29(9). https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0087854

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