Advances in laser-plasma interactions using intense vortex laser beams

Y Shi, X Zhang, A Arefiev, B Shen - Science China Physics, Mechanics & …, 2024 - Springer
Low-intensity light beams carrying orbital angular momentum (OAM), commonly known as
vortex beams, have garnered significant attention due to promising applications in areas …

Nuclear photonics: results and prospects

VG Nedorezov, SG Rykovanov, AB Savel'ev - Physics-Uspekhi, 2021 - iopscience.iop.org
We review the modern state of research in a new scientific field that has emerged recently:
nuclear photonics. The name is primarily associated with the development of new …

Cascaded generation of isolated sub-10 attosecond half-cycle pulses

Y Shou, R Hu, Z Gong, J Yu, J erh Chen… - New Journal of …, 2021 - iopscience.iop.org
Abstract Sub-10 attosecond pulses (APs) with half-cycle electric fields provide exceptional
options to detect and manipulate electrons in the atomic timescale. However, the availability …

Experimental demonstration of efficient harmonic generation via surface plasma compression with lasers

BY Li, F Liu, M Chen, FY Wu, JW Wang, L Lu, JL Li… - Physical Review Letters, 2022 - APS
The efficiency of high-order harmonic generation from a relativistic laser interacting with
solid targets depends greatly on surface plasma distribution. The usual method of …

Manipulating twisted electrons in strong-field ionization

AS Maxwell, GSJ Armstrong, MF Ciappina… - Faraday …, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
We investigate the discrete orbital angular momentum (OAM) of photoelectrons freed in
strong-field ionization. We use these 'twisted'electrons to provide an alternative …

High‐Gain, High‐Order Vortex Air Lasing Generated by Plasma Amplification

B Shen, P Xue, X Lu, J Wang, N Zhang… - Laser & Photonics …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Vortex air lasing opens exciting perspectives for remote generation, amplification, and
control of vortex beams in ambient air. By combining the advantages of air lasing and vortex …

Ionization induced plasma grating and its applications in strong-field ionization measurements

C Zhang, Z Nie, Y Wu, M Sinclair… - Plasma Physics and …, 2021 - iopscience.iop.org
An ionization induced plasma grating can be formed by spatially selective ionization of
gases by the interference of two intersecting ultra-short laser pulses. The density modulation …

[HTML][HTML] Generation of gamma photons and pairs with transverse orbital angular momentum via spatiotemporal optical vortex pulse

CW Zhang, DS Zhang, BS **e - Physics of Plasmas, 2024 - pubs.aip.org
We present the generation of well-collimated gamma photons and pairs with extrinsic
transverse orbital angular momentum (TOAM) through the head-on collision of an intense …

Efficient bright γ-ray vortex emission from a laser-illuminated light-fan-in-channel target

H Zhang, J Zhao, Y Hu, Q Li, Y Lu, Y Cao… - High Power Laser …, 2021 - cambridge.org
X/γ-rays have many potential applications in laboratory astrophysics and particle physics.
Although several methods have been proposed for generating electron, positron, and X/γ …

Curve-shaped ultrashort laser pulses with programmable spatiotemporal behavior

E Franco, Ó Martínez-Matos, JA Rodrigo - Optica, 2023 - opg.optica.org
Structured ultrashort laser pulses with controlled spatiotemporal properties are emerging as
a key tool for the study and application of light–matter interactions in different fields such as …