Role of the ionization potential in nonequilibrium metals driven to absorption saturation
R Mincigrucci1,2, F Bencivenga1, F Capotondi1
1Elettra-Sincrotrone Trieste, SS 14-km 163.5, 34149 Basovizza, Trieste, Italy.
Abstract:
A composite metallic foil (Al/Mg/Al) has been exposed to intense sub-100 fs free electron laser (FEL) pulses and driven to ultrafast massive photoionization. The resulting nonequilibrium state of matter has been monitored through absorption spectroscopy across the L(2,3) edge of Mg as a function of the FEL fluence. The raw spectroscopic data indicate that at about 100J/cm(2) the main absorption channels of the sample, i.e., Mg (2p→free) and oxidized Al (valence→free), are almost saturated. The spectral behavior of the induced transparency has been interpreted with an analytical approach based on an effective ionization potential of the generated solid-density plasma.
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