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We present results on hot electron and energetic ion (keV–MeV) generation from polished and nanostructured metallic surfaces excited by p-polarized, femtosecond laser pulses in the intensity range of 1×1015–1.5×1017 W cm-2. A clear enhancement in the hard X-ray spectrum from nanoparticle-coated surfaces is observed, indicating ‘hotter’ electron production in nanoparticle-produced plasma until the intensity of 2×1016 W cm-2 is reached. Contrary to the existing perception, we find that the hotter electrons do not lead to hotter ion emission. The total ion flux and the ion energy integrated over the 4–1400 keV energy range are found to be enhanced by 50% and 16%, respectively, for nanostructured targets in comparison to those from polished targets. 55% enhancement in yield is observed for ions at the lower end of the energy range, while hotter ions are actually found to be suppressed by ∼40%. The surface modulations present on the nanoparticle-coated targets are observed to reduce the maximum energy of the ions and showed an intensity-dependent increase in the divergence of the ion beam.
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Bagchi, S., Prem Kiran, P., Bhuyan, M. et al. Fast ion beams from intense, femtosecond laser irradiated nanostructured surfaces. Appl. Phys. B 88, 167–173 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00340-007-2706-7
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