The physics of extreme ultra-violet ablation interactions

我的博士由Erik Wagenaars博士和Greg Tallents教授指导，专注于高功率激光和固体之间的相互作用，特别是烧蚀--固体材料到等离子体的转化。实验研究将在YPI实验室使用最先进的桌面激光系统，在极端紫外线(EUV)区域发射辐射。其目的是在短波长范围内对这一过程产生更完整的理论图景，重点是吸收机制。消融已经在光学波长上有了一系列的应用，但直到最近实验室才有了短波长源，使我们能够研究适用于间接驱动ICF的行为。

My PhD, supervised by Dr Erik Wagenaars and Prof Greg Tallents, focuses on the interactions between high-power lasersand solids, specifically ablation - the conversion of solid material to plasma. Experimental investigations will use astate-of-the-art tabletop laser system in the YPI laboratories emitting radiation in the extreme ultra-violet (EUV) regime. Theaim is to produce a more complete theoretical picture of this process in the short wavelength limit, with an emphasis on absorptionmechanisms. Ablation already has a range of applications at optical wavelengths but only more recently have short-wavelength sources become available in the laboratory, allowing us to investigate behaviour applicable to indirect-driveICF.