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    • Plasma Physics
    • Optics
    • Materials Science

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    • The Herpin theorem provides a method to replicate arbitrary medium reflectance using layered structures.
    • Understanding light-plasma interactions is crucial for various experimental physics domains.
    • Previous models often simplified the complex optical properties of plasma interfaces.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To apply the Herpin theorem to model reflectance in laser-plasma coupling experiments.
    • To investigate the influence of plasma scale length on light reflectance.
    • To compare different theoretical models for resonance absorption in plasmas.

    Main Methods:

    • Utilized the Herpin theorem to match experimental reflectance data with layered optical models.
    • Analyzed s-light and p-light coupling mechanisms at different electron densities.
    • Compared film-substrate, WKB, and vacuum-heating models for plasma reflectance.

    Main Results:

    • A physically meaningful procedure was developed for selecting fitting parameters in the Herpin theorem.
    • Short-pulse s-light coupling is dominated by substrate interactions above critical density.
    • P-light coupling is dominated by resonance at critical density, with weak dependence on damping.
    • Surprisingly small plasma scale lengths significantly impact p-light reflectance, deviating from Fresnel equations.

    Conclusions:

    • The Herpin theorem effectively reproduces experimental laser-plasma coupling reflectances.
    • Plasma scale length is a critical parameter influencing light reflectance, especially for p-polarized light.
    • Film-substrate and WKB models offer similar predictions for resonance absorption and relate to wave-optics calculations.