Advanced Energy Technology Group
Center for Energy Research
 
 
 
 
 
S. S. Harilal
Assistant Project Scientist

Ph.D., Cochin University of Science & Technology, 1998.
Photonics

Tel: (858) 534-7829
Fax: (858) 822-2120
e-mail: harilal@fusion.ucsd.edu

Mailing Address:
University of California, San Diego
361 EBU-II
9500 Gilman Drive, MC 0438
La Jolla, CA 92093-0438


Published Work:

A. Refereed Journal Articles

A47. Harilal SS, O'Shay B, Tao Y, Tillack MS (2006)
Ion debris mitigation from tin plasma using ambient gas, magnetic field and combined effects
Submitted.

A46. Tao Y, Tillack MS, Harilal SS, Sequoia K. O'Shay B, Najmabadi F (2006)
Effect of shockwave-induced density jump on laser plasma interactions in low-pressure ambient air
Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics 39 in press.

A45. Tao Y, Harilal SS, Tillack MS, Sequoia K, O'Shay B, Najmabadi F (2006)
Effect of focal spot size on in-band 13.5 nm extreme ultraviolet emission from laser-produced Sn plasma
Optics Letters 31, 2492.

A44. Harilal SS, Tillack MS, O'Shay B, Tao Y, Paguio R, Abbas N (2006)
Extreme ultraviolet spectral purity and magnetic ion debris mitigation with low density tin targets
Optics Letters 31, 1549.

A43. Harilal SS, O'Shay B, Tao Y, Tillack MS (2006)
Ambient gas effects on the dynamics of laser-produced tin plume expansion
Journal of Applied Physics 99, 083303.

A42. Harilal SS, O'Shay B, Tillack MS, Tao Y, Paguio R, Nikroo A, Back, CA (2006)
Spectral control of emission from tin doped targets for extreme ultraviolet lithography
Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics 39 484.

A41. Harilal SS, O'Shay B, Tillack MS (2005)
Debris Mitigation in a Laser-Produced Tin Plume Using a Magnetic Field
Journal of Applied Physics 98(2) 036102
Also in Virtual Journal of Ultrafast Science 4 (9).

A40. Harilal SS, O'Shay B, Tillack MS, Mathew MV (2005)
Spectroscopic characterization of laser induced Tin plasma
Journal of Applied Physics 98(1) 013306.

A39. Harilal SS, O'Shay B, Tillack MS, Bindhu CV, Najmabadi F (2005)
Fast photography of laser generated plasma expanding across a transverse magnetic field
IEEE Transactions on Plasma Science 33(6) 474-75.

A38. Bindhu CV, Harilal SS, Tillack MS, Najmabadi F, Gaeris AC (2004)
Energy Absorption and Propagation in Laser Created Sparks
Applied Spectroscopy 58(6) 719-726.

A37. Harilal SS, Tillack MS, O'Shay B, Bindhu CV, Najmabadi F (2004)
Confinement and dynamics of laser-produced plasma expanding across a transverse magnetic field
Physical Review E 69 026413-1-11.
Also in Virtual Journal of Ultrafast Science 3 (3).

A36. Harilal SS (2004)
Spatial and temporal evolution of argon sparks
Applied Optics 43 3931-37

A35. Tillack MS, Blair D, Harilal SS (2004)
The effect of ionization on cluster formation in laser ablation plumes
Nanotechnology 15 390-403.

A34. Bindhu CV, Harilal SS, Tillack MS, Najmabadi F, Gaeris AC (2003)
Laser Propagation and Energy Absorption by an Argon Spark
Journal of Applied Physics 94 7402-06.

A33. Harilal SS, Bindhu CV, Tillack MS, Najmabadi F, Gaeris AC (2003)
Internal Structure and Expansion Dynamics of Laser Ablation Plumes Into Ambient
Journal of Applied Physics 93 2380-89.

A32. Harilal SS, Bindhu CV, Tillack MS, Najmabadi F, Gaeris AC (2002)
Plume Splitting and Sharpening in Laser-produced Aluminum Plasma
Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics 35 2935-2938.

A31. Harilal SS, Bindhu CV, Shevelko V, Kunze HJ (2001)
XUV diagnosis of colliding laser produced magnesium plasma
Journal Physics B: Atomic Molecular and Optical Physics 34 3717-26.

A30. Harilal SS, Bindhu CV, Kunze HJ (2001)
Time evolution of colliding laser produced plasmas investigated using a pinhole camera
Journal of Applied Physics 89 4737-40.

A29. Atwee T, Harilal SS, Kunze HJ (2001)
XUV-spectroscopic studies of plasma plumes produced from boron, boron carbide and boron nitride targets by a laser, Journal Physics D: Applied Physics 34 1213-18.

A28. Harilal SS, Bindhu CV, Kunze HJ (2001)
Charge exchange collisions in a laser produced colliding Mg plasmas
Laser and Particle Beams 19 99-103.

A27. Harilal SS, Bindhu CV, Kunze HJ (2001)
Space and time resolved soft X-ray emission from laser produced Mg plasma
Journal Physics D: Applied Physics 34 560-66.

A26. Harilal SS (2001)
Expansion dynamics of laser ablated carbon plasma plume in helium ambient
Applied Surface Science 172 103-09.

A25. Bindhu CV, Harilal SS (2001)
Effect of excitation source on the quantum yield measurements of rhodamine B using thermal lens technique, Analytical Sciences 17 141-44.

A24. Bindhu CV, Harilal SS, Nampoori VPN, Vallabhan CPG (2000)
Experimental investigation of optical limiting and thermal lensing in toluene solutions of C70
Applied Physics B -Lasers and Optics 70 429-35.

A23. Bindhu CV, Harilal SS, Nampoori VPN, Vallabhan CPG (1999)
Studies of nonlinear absorption and aggregation in aqueous solutions of rhodamine 6G using a transient thermal lens technique, Journal of Physics D-Applied Physics 32 407-11.

A22. Harilal SS, Bindhu CV, Nampoori VPN, Vallabhan CPG (1999)
Optical limiting and thermal lensing studies in C60
Journal of Applied Physics 86 1388-92.

A21. Bindhu CV, Harilal SS, Nampoori VPN, Vallabhan CPG (1999)
effect on absolute fluorescence quantum yield of rhodamine 6G determined using transient thermal lens technique
Modern Physics Letters B 13 563-576.

A20. Harilal SS, Bindhu CV, Nampoori VPN, Vallabhan CPG (1998)
Influence of ambient gas on the temperature and density of laser produced carbon plasma
Applied Physics Letters 72 167-69.

A19. Harilal SS, Bindhu CV, Nampoori VPN, Vallabhan CPG (1998)
Time evolution of the electron density and temperature in laser-produced plasmas from YBa2Cu3O7
Applied Physics B-Lasers & Optics 66 633-38.

A18. Bindhu CV, Harilal SS, Nampoori VPN, Vallabhan CPG (1998)
Thermal diffusivity measurements in sea water using transient thermal lens calorimetry
Current Science 74 764-769.

A17. Issac RC, Harilal SS, Nampoori VPN, Vallabhan CPG (1998)
Prompt electron emission & collisional ionization of ambient gas during laser ablation of silver
Applied Physics A 67 557-561.

A16. Harilal SS, Bindhu CV, Nampoori VPN, Vallabhan CPG (1998)
Temporal and spatial behavior of electron density & temperature in laser produced plasma from YBa2Cu3O7, Applied Spectroscopy 52 449-55.

A15. Bindhu CV, Harilal SS, Nampoori VPN, Vallabhan CPG (1998)
Thermal diffusivity measurements in organic liquids by transient thermal lens calorimetry
Optical Engineering 376 2791-94.

A14. Harilal SS, Issac RC, Bindhu CV, Nampoori VPN, Vallabhan CPG (1997)
Optical emission studies of C2 species in laser-produced plasma from carbon.
Journal of Physics D-Applied Physics 30 1703-9.

A13. Issac RC, Harilal SS, Bindhu CV, Nampoori VPN, Vallabhan CPG (1997)
Anomalous profile of a self-reversed resonance line from Ba+ in a laser produced plasma from YBa2Cu3O7, Spectrochimica Acta Part B-Atomic spectroscopy 52 1791-99.

A12. Harilal SS, Issac RC, Bindhu CV, Nampoori VPN, Vallabhan CPG (1997)
Spatial analysis of C2 band emission from laser produced plasma.
Plasma Sources Science & Technology 6 317-22.

A11. Harilal SS, Issac RC, Bindhu CV, Nampoori VPN, Vallabhan CPG (1997)
Time resolved study of CN band emission from plasma generated by laser irradiation of graphite
Spectrochimica Acta Part A-Molecular Spectroscopy 53 1527-36.

A10. Harilal SS, Issac RC, Bindhu CV, Nampoori VPN, Vallabhan CPG (1997)
Time resolved analysis of C2 emission from laser induced graphite plasma in helium atmosphere
Japanese Journal of Applied Physics 36 134-8.

A9. Harilal SS, Bindhu CV, Issac RC, Nampoori VPN, Vallabhan CPG (1997)
Electron density and temperature measurements in a laser produced carbon plasma
Journal of Applied Physics 82 2140-6.

A8. Harilal SS, Issac RC, Bindhu CV, Nampoori VPN, Vallabhan CPG (1997)
Emission characteristics and dynamics of C2 from laser produced graphite plasma.
Journal of Applied Physics 81 3637-43.

A7. Harilal SS, Bindhu CV, Issac RC, Nampoori VPN, Vallabhan CPG (1996)
Temporal and spatial evolution of C2 in laser induced plasma from graphite Target
Journal of Applied Physics 80 3561-5.

A6. Bindhu CV, Harilal SS, Issac RC, Nampoori VPN, Vallabhan CPG (1996)
Measurement of the absolute fluorescence quantum yield of rhodamine B solution using a dual- beam thermal lens technique, Journal of Physics D-Applied Physics 29 1074-9.

A5.Bindhu CV, Harilal SS, Issac RC, Nampoori VPN, Vallabhan CPG (1995)
Pulsed Photoacoustic Technique to study nonlinear processes in Liquids - Results in Toluene
Pramana-Journal of Physics 44 231-235.

A4. Harilal SS, Bindhu CV, Issac RC, Nampoori VPN, Vallabhan CPG (1995)
Observation of multiphoton process in liquid CS2 using pulsed photoacoustic technique,
Modern Physics Letters B 9 871-876.

A3. Prasad KCA, Sasikumar PR, Harilal SS, Nampoori VPN, Vallabhan CPG (1994)
Observation of two-photon-induced photoemission optogalvanic effect using copper target electrode
Modern Physics Letters B 8 1917-22.

A2. Kumar PRS, Harilal SS, Nampoori VPN, Vallabhan CPG (1994)
High-resolution Opto-galvanic Spectrum of N2-rotational Structure of (11, 7) band in the I +ve system
Pramana-Journal of Physics 42 231-237.

A1. Harilal SS, Radhakrishnan P, Nampoori VPN, Vallabhan CPG (1994)
Temporal and spatial evolution of laser ablated plasma from YBa2Cu3O7
Applied Physics Letters 64 3377-9.

B. Books and Book Chapters

B1. Harilal SS (2002)
Optical emission diagnostics of laser produced carbon plasma
Advances in Laser and Optics Research 1 (Nova Science Publishers Inc., NY) Chapter 8, 187-230.

C. Refereed Conference Proceedings

C8. O'Shay J, Najmabadi F, Harilal SS, Tillack MS (2006)
Nanosecond spectroscopy of expanding Laser-Produced Sn Plasma
Journal of Physics - Conference series (Proceedings of COLA 05) (in press)

C8. Tillack MS, Harilal SS, F. Najmabadi, O'Shay J (2003)
Magnetic Confinement of an Expanding Laser-Produced Plasma
Inertial Fusion Science and Applications 2003, Monterey CA, Sept. 2003 (accepted)

C7.Bindhu CV, Harilal SS, Pragmann C, Soltwisch H (2001)
FIR laser based interferometry for low density plasma diagnostics
Proceeding of 10th International Symposium on Laser Aided Plasma Diagnostics (Fukuoka) p469-74.

C6. Harilal SS Aschke L, Kunze HJ (2001)
Time evolution of colliding laser produced magnesium plasmas
Proceeding of SPIE 4424 516-519.

C5. Harilal SS, Bindhu CV, Nampoori VPN, Vallabhan CPG (2001)
Influence of laser irradiance and helium ambient on the expansion of laser produced carbon plasma
Proceeding of SPIE 4424 520-523.

C4. Bindhu CV, Harilal SS, Nampoori VPN, Vallabhan CPG (1998)
Multiphoton absorption studies in aqueous solutions of rhodamine 6G laser dye using transient thermal lens technique
Proceeding of SPIE 3729 312-317.

C3. Harilal SS, Bindhu CV, Nampoori VPN, Vallabhan CPG (1998)
Optical limiting and thermal lensing in fullerenes
Optics and Optoelectronics - Theory, Devices and Applications I (Nijhawan OP (ed), Narosa Publishing House, New Delhi), Proceedings of International Conference on Optics and Opto-electronics (Dehradun) 595-600.

C2. Bindhu CV, Harilal SS, Bindu V, Nampoori VPN, Vallabhan CPG (1998)
Multiphoton absorption studies in aqueous solutions of rh 6G using transient thermal lens
Optics and Optoelectronics - Theory, Devices and Applications II (Nijhawan OP (ed), Narosa Publishing House, New Delhi), Proceedings of International Conference on Optics and Opto-electronics (Dehradun) 1064-69.

C1. Kurian A, Bindhu CV, Harilal SS, Issac RC, Nampoori VPN, Vallabhan CPG (1994)
Laser beam deflection in stratified liquid medium evaluation of diffusion coefficient
Proceedings of National Symposium on Antennas and Propagation (Cochin) 232-5.

D. Other Conference Proceedings

D5. Harilal SS, Bindhu CV, Aschke L, Kunze HJ (2000)
Charge exchange collisions in interpenetrating laser produced magnesium plasmas Proc. of the ULIA conference (Pisa) p120.

D4. Harilal SS, Aschke L, Kunze HJ (2000)
Characteristics of soft X-rays from laser produced magnesium plasmas Proc. Deutsche Physikalische Gesellschaft (DPG) conference (Bonn).

D3. Harilal SS Aschke L, Kunze HJ (2000)
Time evolution of colliding laser produced magnesium plasmas Proc. XXVI European Conference on Laser Interaction with Matter (ECLIM2000, Prague) p78.

D2. Harilal S.S., Bindhu CV, Nampoori V.P.N., Vallabhan C.P.G. (2000)
Influence of laser irradiance and helium ambient on the expansion of laser produced carbon plasma, Proc. of XXVI European Conference on Laser Interaction with Matter (ECLIM2000, Prague) p158.

D1. Harilal SS, Issac RC., Bindhu CV., Nampoori VPN., and Vallabhan, CPG. (1996)
Temporal and spatial evolution of laser ablated carbon clusters from graphite plasma, Proceeding of the International Conf. on Spectroscopy: Perspectives and Frontiers (Bombay) p146.