Laser Plasmas and Spectroscopy

Our research is focused on the interaction of intense lasers with matter, in all of its forms. Current applications include finding novel materials for next generation semiconductor manufacturing and laser based methods for contaminant analysis and removal from wind turbine blades.

About the Research Area

When an intense laser interacts with matter (in all of its forms), a set of complex optical and plasma processes are set in motion. By spectroscopically analysing the light emitted (or absorbed) during the interaction these processes can be understood, and even manipulated. A host of applications are enabled in areas as diverse as energy generation, manufacturing, novel materials and environmental monitoring. We collaborate widely with international laboratories and industrial partners on all aspects of the work from theory to experiment to translation.

Research Projects

Laser Clean Project – https://laserclean.ie/

Laser Plasmas and Spectroscopy Publications

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Origin of the 3.331 eV emission in ZnO nanorods: Comparison of vapour phase transport and pulsed laser deposition grown nanorods. Inguva, S; Gray, C; McGlynn, E; Mosnier, J.-P. Journal of Luminescence 2016

Femtosecond all-optical synchronization of an X-ray free-electron laser. Schulz, S; Grguraš, I; Behrens, C; Bromberger, H; Costello, J.T; Czwalinna, M.K; Felber, M; Hoffmann, M.C; Ilchen, M; Liu, H.Y; Mazza, T; Meyer, M; Pfeiffer, S; Predki, P; Schefer, S; Schmidt, C; Wegner, U; Schlarb, H; Cavalieri, A.L. Nature Communications 2015

Sensitivity of nonlinear photoionization to resonance substructure in collective excitation. Mazza, T; Karamatskou, A; Ilchen, M; Bakhtiarzadeh, S; Rafipoor, A.J; O’Keeffe, P; Kelly, T.J; Walsh, N; Costello, J.T; Meyer, M; Santra, R. Nature Communications 2015

Sub-femtosecond free-electron laser pulses. Helml, W; Maier, A.R; Schweinberger, W; Grguras, I; Radcliffe, P; Doumy, G; Roedig, C; Gagnon, J; Messerschmidt, M; Schorb, S; Bostedt, C; Gruner, F; Dimauro, L.F; Cubaynes, D; Bozek, J.D; Tschentscher, T; Costello, J.T; Meyer, M; Coffee, R; Dusterer, S; Cavalieri, A.L; Kienberger, R. Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics Europe – Technical Digest 2015

Relativistic laser nano-plasmonics for effective fast particle production. Andreev, A; Platonov, K; Braenzel, J; Lübcke, A; Das, S; Messaoudi, H; Grunwald, R; Gray, C; McGlynn, E; Schnürer, M. Plasma Physics and Controlled Fusion 2015

Target geometrical effects on the stagnation layer formed by colliding a pair of laser produced copper plasmas. Fallon, C; Hayden, P; Walsh, N; Kennedy, E.T; Costello, J.T. Physics of Plasmas 2015

Photoabsorption studies of some closed-shell ions in the la isonuclear sequence. Kalyadan, S; Varma, H.R; Deshmukh, P.C; Costello, J.T; Hayden, P; Manson, S.T. Physical Review A – Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics 2015

Plasma-Fabricated Surface Plasmon Resonance Chip for Biosensing. Gandhiraman, R.P; Manickam, G; Kerr, L; Dixit, C.K; Doyle, C; Williams, D.E; Daniels, S. Australian Journal of Chemistry 2015

Localized surface plasmon effects in ZnO sandwiched gold nanoparticles under fs pumping. Bongu, S.R; Bisht, P.B; Namboodri, R.C.K; Ali, S.A; Kelly, T.J; Costello, J.T; Patra, A; Kasiviswanathan, S. 2015 IEEE Photonics Conference, IPC 2015 2015

Detection limits of organic compounds achievable with intense, short-pulse lasers. Miles, J; De Camillis, S; Alexander, G; Hamilton, K; Kelly, T.J; Costello, J.T; Zepf, M; Williams, I.D; Greenwood, J.B. Analyst 2015

Features in the ion emission of Cu, Al, and C plasmas produced by ultrafast laser ablation. Kelly, T.J; Butler, T; Walsh, N; Hayden, P; Costello, J.T. Physics of Plasmas 2015

Measuring the temporal structure of few-femtosecond free-electron laser X-ray pulses directly in the time domain. Helml, W; Maier, A.R; Schweinberger, W; Grguraš, I; Radcliffe, P; Doumy, G; Roedig, C; Gagnon, J; Messerschmidt, M; Schorb, S; Bostedt, C; Grüner, F; Dimauro, L.F; Cubaynes, D; Bozek, J.D; Tschentscher, T; Costello, J.T; Meyer, M; Coffee, R; Düsterer, S; Cavalieri, A.L; Kienberger, R. Nature Photonics 2014

Determining the polarization state of an extreme ultraviolet free-electron laser beam using atomic circular dichroism. Mazza, T; Ilchen, M; Rafipoor, A.J; Callegari, C; Finetti, P; Plekan, O; Prince, K.C; Richter, R; Danailov, M.B; Demidovich, A; De Ninno, G; Grazioli, C; Ivanov, R; Mahne, N; Raimondi, L; Svetina, C; Avaldi, L; Bolognesi, P; Coreno, M; O’Keeffe, P; Di Fraia, M; Devetta, M; Ovcharenko, Y; Möller, T; Lyamayev, V; Stienkemeier, F; Düsterer, S; Ueda, K; Costello, J.T; Kazansky, A.K; Kabachnik, N.M; Meyer, M. Nature Communications 2014

Surface modification of polymers for biocompatibility via exposure to extreme ultraviolet radiation. Ul Ahad, I; Bartnik, A; Fiedorowicz, H; Kostecki, J; Korczyc, B; Ciach, T; Brabazon, D. Journal of Biomedical Materials Research – Part A 2014

Extreme ultraviolet (EUV) surface modification of polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) for control of biocompatibility. Ahad, I.U; Butruk, B; Ayele, M; Budner, B; Bartnik, A; Fiedorowicz, H; Ciach, T; Brabazon, D. Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research, Section B: Beam Interactions with Materials and Atoms 2014

Interpenetration and stagnation in colliding laser plasmas. Al-Shboul, K.F; Harilal, S.S; Hassan, S.M; Hassanein, A; Costello, J.T; Yabuuchi, T; Tanaka, K.A; Hirooka, Y. Physics of Plasmas 2014

Polycarbonate polymer surface modification by extreme ultraviolet (EUV) radiation. Ahad, I.U; Budner, B; Korczyc, B; Fiedorowicz, H; Bartnik, A; Kostecki, J; Burdyńska, S; Brabazon, D. Acta Physica Polonica A 2014

The effect of wedge angle on the evolution of a stagnation layer in a colliding plasma experiment. Fallon, C; Hayden, P; Walsh, N; Kennedy, E.T; Costello, J.T. Journal of Physics: Conference Series 2014

Leap frog integrator modifications in highly collisional particle-in-cell codes. Hanzlikova, N; Turner, M.M. Journal of Computational Physics 2014

Photoionization cross sections of the aluminumlike Si+ ion in the region of the 2p threshold (94-137 eV). Kennedy, E.T; Mosnier, J.-P; Van Kampen, P; Cubaynes, D; Guilbaud, S; Blancard, C; McLaughlin, B.M; Bizau, J.-M. Physical Review A – Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics 2014

Double-pulse laser induced breakdown spectroscopy with ambient gas in the vacuum ultraviolet: Optimization of parameters for detection of carbon and sulfur in steel. Jiang, X; Hayden, P; Costello, J.T; Kennedy, E.T. Spectrochimica Acta – Part B Atomic Spectroscopy 2014

Ion flux enhancements and oscillations in spatially confined laser produced aluminum plasmas. Singh, S.C; Fallon, C; Hayden, P; Mujawar, M; Yeates, P; Costello, J.T. Physics of Plasmas 2014

Developments of Laser Fabrication Methods for Lab-on-a-Chip Microfluidic Multisensing Devices. Azouz, A.B; Vázquez, M; Brabazon, D. Comprehensive Materials Processing 2014

Liquid Phase – Pulsed Laser Ablation: A route to fabricate different carbon nanostructures. Al-Hamaoy, A; Chikarakara, E; Jawad, H; Gupta, K; Kumar, D; Rao, M.S.R; Krishnamurthy, S; Morshed, M; Fox, E; Brougham, D; He, X; Vázquez, M; Brabazon, D. Applied Surface Science 2014

Fragmentation of neutral amino acids and small peptides by intense, femtosecond laser pulses. Duffy, M.J; Kelly, O; Calvert, C.R; King, R.B; Belshaw, L; Kelly, T.J; Costello, J.T; Timson, D.J; Bryan, W.A; Kierspel, T; Turcu, I.C.E; Cacho, C.M; Springate, E; Williams, I.D; Greenwood, J.B. Journal of the American Society for Mass Spectrometry 2013

Dynamics of colliding aluminium plasmas produced by laser ablation. Gambino, N; Hayden, P; Mascali, D; Costello, J; Fallon, C; Hough, P; Yeates, P; Anzalone, A; Musumeci, F; Tudisco, S. Applied Surface Science 2013

Atomic mass dependent electrostatic diagnostics of colliding laser plasma plumes. Yeates, P; Fallon, C; Kennedy, E.T; Costello, J.T. Physics of Plasmas 2013