Femtosecond laser-induced optical breakdown and cavitation dynamics in water imaged with an x-ray free-electron laser

We investigate the ultrafast dynamics of plasma formation by optical breakdown, filamentation, and cavitation in water, using high spatiotemporal resolution offered by x-ray free-electron laser (XFEL) radiation. A femtosecond infrared laser pulse is focused in a water-filled cuvette and probed by a...

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Published in:	Physical Review Research
Main Authors:	Hannes P. Hoeppe, Juan M. Rosselló, Malte Vassholz, Johannes Hagemann, Markus Osterhoff, Thea Engler, Angel Rodriguez-Fernandez, Ulrike Boesenberg, Johannes Möller, Roman Shayduk, Jörg Hallmann, Anders Madsen, Robert Mettin, Tim Salditt
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	American Physical Society 2025-07-01
Online Access:	http://doi.org/10.1103/c91c-zrm7