Ultrafast dynamics and evolution of ion-induced opacity in transparent dielectrics

Recently, measurements of few-picosecond (ps, 10 ^−12 s) pulses of laser-driven protons were realised by the observation of transient opacity in SiO _2 . This ultrafast response could be understood by the formation of self-trapped excitonic states in the material, creating a rapid de-excitation chan...

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Main Authors: M Coughlan, H Donnelly, N Breslin, C Arthur, G Nersisyan, M Yeung, B Villagomez-Bernabe, M Afshari, F Currell, M Zepf, B Dromey
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: IOP Publishing 2020-01-01
Series:New Journal of Physics
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1088/1367-2630/abbae8