Remote triggering of air-gap discharge by a femtosecond laser filament and postfilament at distances up to 80 m

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作者
Kosareva, O. G. [1 ,2 ]
Mokrousova, D. V. [2 ]
Panov, N. A. [1 ,2 ]
Nikolaeva, I. A. [1 ,2 ]
Shipilo, D. E. [2 ]
Mitina, E. V. [1 ]
Koribut, A. V. [2 ]
Rizaev, G. E. [2 ]
Couairon, A. [3 ]
Houard, A. [4 ]
Savel'ev, A. B. [1 ,2 ]
Seleznev, L. V. [2 ]
Ionin, A. A. [2 ]
Chin, S. L. [5 ]
机构
[1] Lomonosov Moscow State Univ, Fac Phys, Moscow 119991, Russia
[2] Russian Acad Sci, PN Lebedev Phys Inst, 53 Leninskiy Prospect, Moscow 119991, Russia
[3] Ecole Polytech, Inst Polytech Paris, CPHT, CNRS, Route Saclay, F-91128 Palaiseau, France
[4] Ecole Polytech, Inst Polytech Paris, ENSTA Paris, CNRS,LOA, 828 Bd Marechaux, F-91762 Palaiseau, France
[5] Laval Univ, Ctr Opt Photon & Lasers COPL, Quebec City, PQ G1V 0A6, Canada
关键词
MULTIPHOTON PHOTOELECTRIC-EMISSION; SURFACE; PULSES; IONIZATION; IGNITION; PROPAGATION; INTENSITY; METAL;
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10.1063/5.0057544
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O59 [应用物理学];
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摘要
We experimentally observed laser-induced remote high-voltage discharge triggering between two needle electrodes with half-a-cm spacing. The discharge was initiated by a 744-nm, 90-fs, 6-mJ laser pulse undergoing filamentation in air. For the direct voltage below the self-breakdown threshold, triggering of air-gap discharge was synchronized with a 10-Hz laser repetition rate and occurred between 40 and 80 m of the propagation path. No discharge guiding was observed. The experimentally registered and simulated remote triggering probability was above 80% in the range of 45-60 m from laser output and about 50% in the range of 60-80 m. The probability decreases as the postfilament hot spot diverges with a simultaneous increase in stochastic laser beam wandering. Published under an exclusive license by AIP Publishing.
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