Solid, liquid, and gaseous states of matter can exist and acquire unique properties when
reduced in size into a nanometer domain. This Colloquium explores the approaches to …

The interaction of micro-and nano-structured target surfaces with high-power laser pulses is
being widely investigated for its unprecedented absorption efficiency. We have developed …

Structured solid targets are widely investigated to increase the energy absorption of high-
power laser pulses so as to achieve efficient ion acceleration. Here we report the first …

One of the most interesting research fields in laser–matter interaction studies is the
investigation of effects and mechanisms produced by nano-or micro-structured targets …

We perform systematic two-dimensional energetic analysis to study the stability of various
nanostructures formed by dewetting solid films deposited on patterned substrates. Our …

We introduce an approach to fabricate ordered arrays of 10-nm-scale silica-filled apertures
in a metal film without etching or liftoff. Using low temperature (< 400° C) thermal dewetting …

This is an investigation of the difference between the x-ray emission of nanometer cluster
targets and that of solid targets, when they are irradiated by a subrelativistic laser pulse …

The efficiency of ion acceleration driven by high-power femtosecond laser pulses strongly
depends on the target thickness and on the absorption of laser pulse energy into the ionized …

Near complete absorption of the energy of intense ultra-short laser pulses (45 fs, intensity∼
1.6× 10 16 to 2.5× 10 17 W/cm 2) is observed in carbon nanotubes deposited on a planar …

We investigated the effect of focusing sub-nanosecond laser radiation with varied fluence
onto the surface of different flat and nanostructured targets utilized in ultra-high intensity …