• High Power Laser Science and Engineering
  • Vol. , Issue , ()
Fule Miklos, Kovács Attila, Gilinger Tibor, Karnok Mate, Gaal Peter, Figul Stephan, Marowsky Gerd, Osvay Karoly
Author Affiliations
  • ELI-ALPS Szeged
  • University of Szeged
  • Advanced Microfluidic Systems GmbH
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    Abstract

    A colliding microjet liquid sheet target system was developed, and tested for pairs of round nozzles of 10, 11, and 18µm in diameter. The sheet’s position stability was found to be better than a few micrometers. Upon interaction with 50mJ laser pulses, the 18µm jet has a resonance amplitude of 16µm at a repetition rate of 33Hz, while towards 100Hz it converges to 10µm for all nozzles. A white-light interferometric system was developed to measure the liquid sheet thickness in the target chamber both in air and in vacuum, with a measurement range of 185nm – 1µm and an accuracy of ±3%. The overall shape and 3D shape of the sheet follow the Hasson-Peck model in air. In vacuum versus air, the sheet gradually loses 10% of its thickness, so the thinnest sheet achieved was below 200nm at a vacuum level of 10-4mbar, and remained stable for several hours of operation.
    Manuscript Accepted: Jan. 30, 2024
    Posted: Mar. 26, 2024