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On the mechanisms of the influence of preliminary ionization on the plasma dynamics of nanosecond capillary discharges and the properties of discharge-based EUV lasers. / Eliseev, S.; Samokhvalov, A.; Zhao, Y. P.; Burtsev, V.
In: Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics, Vol. 55, No. 7, 075202, 17.02.2022.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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T1 - On the mechanisms of the influence of preliminary ionization on the plasma dynamics of nanosecond capillary discharges and the properties of discharge-based EUV lasers
AU - Eliseev, S.
AU - Samokhvalov, A.
AU - Zhao, Y. P.
AU - Burtsev, V.
N1 - Publisher Copyright: © 2021 IOP Publishing Ltd Printed in the UK.
PY - 2022/2/17
Y1 - 2022/2/17
N2 - In this paper, we present the results of numerical investigations into the influence of preionization on the properties of extreme ultraviolet (EUV) lasers based on nanosecond capillary discharges. Prior to application of the main current pulse, gas inside the capillary is usually preionized by a separate current pulse with longer duration and lower amplitude, which creates plasma with minimal density on the capillary axis and maximal at the capillary wall. Magnetohydrodynamic simulations were performed for a range of prepulse parameters that defined different degrees of inhomogeneity of this initial profile. It was found that the plasma density distribution at the start of the main current pulse affects the cylindrical shock wave that takes place during the compression stage of a capillary discharge: A lower degree of radial inhomogeneity results in a steeper front of the shock wave. It is further shown that a steeper wave front results in a more concave electron density profile moments before the shock wave collapses on the capillary axis, when the EUV laser pulse presumably takes place, which may lead to a decrease in the rate of refraction losses. The proposed interpretation of the obtained numerical results correlates well with the available experimental data on the dependence of EUV laser pulse intensity and duration on the preliminary pulse amplitude.
AB - In this paper, we present the results of numerical investigations into the influence of preionization on the properties of extreme ultraviolet (EUV) lasers based on nanosecond capillary discharges. Prior to application of the main current pulse, gas inside the capillary is usually preionized by a separate current pulse with longer duration and lower amplitude, which creates plasma with minimal density on the capillary axis and maximal at the capillary wall. Magnetohydrodynamic simulations were performed for a range of prepulse parameters that defined different degrees of inhomogeneity of this initial profile. It was found that the plasma density distribution at the start of the main current pulse affects the cylindrical shock wave that takes place during the compression stage of a capillary discharge: A lower degree of radial inhomogeneity results in a steeper front of the shock wave. It is further shown that a steeper wave front results in a more concave electron density profile moments before the shock wave collapses on the capillary axis, when the EUV laser pulse presumably takes place, which may lead to a decrease in the rate of refraction losses. The proposed interpretation of the obtained numerical results correlates well with the available experimental data on the dependence of EUV laser pulse intensity and duration on the preliminary pulse amplitude.
KW - EUV lasers
KW - Gas discharge
KW - Nanosecond capillary discharge
KW - Plasma simulations
KW - plasma simulations
KW - X-RAY LASER
KW - nanosecond capillary discharge
KW - gas discharge
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85119662439&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1088/1361-6463/ac30b7
DO - 10.1088/1361-6463/ac30b7
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85119662439
VL - 55
JO - Journal Physics D: Applied Physics
JF - Journal Physics D: Applied Physics
SN - 0022-3727
IS - 7
M1 - 075202
ER -
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