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Carrier dynamics model for laser-solid interactions

Chow, Weng W.; Moore, Christopher H.; Biedermann, Laura B.; Hopkins, Matthew M.; Dagel, Daryl; Cartwright, Keith

This report describes a model for the time development of carrier distributions within a metallic or semiconductor target after the onset of an incident laser pulse. The dynamics of electron and hole populations in momentum-resolved conduction- and valence-band states are treated at the level of carrier-carrier and carrier-phonon scattering. These scattering events result in plasma and lattice heating, which in turn lead to electron thermionic emission and tunneling, and target material ablation. A fairly phenomenological approach is taken to mitigate numerical computation demands, in order to facilitate parametric studies. Two examples of application are presented. One involve s the incident of an intense near-infrared laser pulse on a solid aluminum target, where the goal is to connect excited species emission to physics at a band-structure level. The second involves modeling the trigger mechanism in laser-triggered high-voltage switches, where the results are used as input to highly intensive particle-in-cell (PIC) plasma simulations of switch operation.

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TYPE SAND Report YEAR 2017
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Radiation transport in kinetic simulations and the influence of photoemission on electron current in self-sustaining discharges

Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics

Fierro, Andrew S.; Moore, Christopher H.; Yee, Benjamin T.; Hopkins, Matthew M.

A kinetic description for electronic excitation of helium for principal quantum number n 4 has been included into a particle-in-cell (PIC) simulation utilizing direct simulation Monte Carlo (DSMC) for electron-neutral interactions. The excited electronic levels radiate state-dependent photons with wavelengths from the extreme ultraviolet (EUV) to visible regimes. Photon wavelengths are chosen according to a Voigt distribution accounting for the natural, pressure, and Doppler broadened linewidths. This method allows for reconstruction of the emission spectrum for a non-thermalized electron energy distribution function (EEDF) and investigation of high energy photon effects on surfaces, specifically photoemission. A parallel plate discharge with a fixed field (i.e. space charge neglected) is used to investigate the effects of including photoemission for a Townsend discharge. When operating at a voltage near the self-sustaining discharge threshold, it is observed that the electron current into the anode is higher when including photoemission from the cathode than without even when accounting for self-absorption from ground state atoms. The photocurrent has been observed to account for as much as 20% of the total current from the cathode under steady-state conditions.

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TYPE Journal Article YEAR 2017
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