Figure 6
Spatial intensity distributions and electric field vectors (blue arrows) for 2ωL light, from the full laser-foil simulations, measured 10 μm behind the target rear. Three values of target thickness are compared; (a–c), 5 nm; (d–f), 20 nm; and (g–i), 30 nm. The spatial intensity distributions evolve temporally; panels (a,d,g) are compared 28 fs after the peak of the pulse, (b,e,h) are compared 40 fs after the peak of the pulse, and finally (c,f,i) are compared 52 fs after the peak of the pulse.
