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Enhanced terahertz emission from the wakefield of CO2-laser-created plasma

Srimanta Maity1,* and Garima Arora2,†

  • *Contact author: srimantamaity96@gmail.com
  • †Contact author: garimagarora@gmail.com
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Phys. Rev. E 111, 045205 – Published 10 April, 2025

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevE.111.045205

Abstract

High-field terahertz (THz) pulse generation is investigated through the interaction of an intense single-color CO2 laser pulse with helium (He) gas targets. Employing particle-in-cell (PIC) simulations, this study reveals a substantial enhancement in THz generation efficiency, even with a single-color laser pulse interacting with gas targets in the self-modulated-laser-wakefield (SMLWF) regime. Our study demonstrates that in the presence of photoionization, a synergistic interplay of laser self-modulation, self-focusing, and local pump depletion leads to the generation of robust THz pulses polarized parallel to the laser electric field. The dependence of THz generation efficiency on target density, laser intensity, and laser pulse duration has been investigated. Our study identifies a favorable parametric regime for producing THz fields with amplitudes reaching hundreds of GV/m, surpassing those reported in previous studies.

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Phys. Rev. E 111, 045205– Published 10 April, 2025
  • Received 29 April 2024
  • Revised 20 November 2024
  • Accepted 28 March 2025
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