Ion acceleration by superintense laser-plasma interaction
Ion acceleration driven by superintense laser pulses is attracting an impressive and steadily
increasing effort. Motivations can be found in the applicative potential and in the perspective …
increasing effort. Motivations can be found in the applicative potential and in the perspective …
Review of laser-driven ion sources and their applications
H Daido, M Nishiuchi… - Reports on progress in …, 2012 - iopscience.iop.org
For many years, laser-driven ion acceleration, mainly proton acceleration, has been
proposed and a number of proof-of-principle experiments have been carried out with lasers …
proposed and a number of proof-of-principle experiments have been carried out with lasers …
Ultra-short pulse laser acceleration of protons to 80 MeV from cryogenic hydrogen jets tailored to near-critical density
M Rehwald, S Assenbaum, C Bernert, FE Brack… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
Laser plasma-based particle accelerators attract great interest in fields where conventional
accelerators reach limits based on size, cost or beam parameters. Despite the fact that …
accelerators reach limits based on size, cost or beam parameters. Despite the fact that …
Optics in the relativistic regime
The advent of ultraintense laser pulses generated by the technique of chirped pulse
amplification (CPA) along with the development of high-fluence laser materials has opened …
amplification (CPA) along with the development of high-fluence laser materials has opened …
Plasma expansion into a vacuum
P Mora - Physical Review Letters, 2003 - APS
The charge separation effects in the collisionless plasma expansion into a vacuum are
studied in great detail. Accurate results are obtained concerning the structure of the ion front …
studied in great detail. Accurate results are obtained concerning the structure of the ion front …
Radiation-pressure acceleration of ion beams driven by circularly polarized laser pulses
A Henig, S Steinke, M Schnürer, T Sokollik, R Hörlein… - Physical Review Letters, 2009 - APS
We present experimental studies on ion acceleration from ultrathin diamondlike carbon foils
irradiated by ultrahigh contrast laser pulses of energy 0.7 J focused to peak intensities of 5× …
irradiated by ultrahigh contrast laser pulses of energy 0.7 J focused to peak intensities of 5× …
Radiation pressure acceleration of thin foils with circularly polarized laser pulses
APL Robinson, M Zepf, S Kar, RG Evans… - New journal of …, 2008 - iopscience.iop.org
A new regime is described for radiation pressure acceleration of a thin foil by an intense
laser beam of above 10 20 W cm− 2. Highly monoenergetic proton beams extending to giga …
laser beam of above 10 20 W cm− 2. Highly monoenergetic proton beams extending to giga …
Principles and applications of compact laser–plasma accelerators
Rapid progress in the development of high-intensity laser systems has extended our ability
to study light–matter interactions far into the relativistic domain, in which electrons are driven …
to study light–matter interactions far into the relativistic domain, in which electrons are driven …
Oncological hadrontherapy with laser ion accelerators
SV Bulanov, TZ Esirkepov, VS Khoroshkov… - Physics Letters A, 2002 - Elsevier
The use of an intense collimated beam of protons produced by a high-intensity laser pulse
interacting with a plasma for the proton treatment of oncological diseases is discussed. The …
interacting with a plasma for the proton treatment of oncological diseases is discussed. The …
Ultracold neutral plasmas
Ultracold neutral plasmas formed by photoionizing laser-cooled atoms near the ionization
threshold have electron temperatures in the 1–1000K range and ion temperatures from tens …
threshold have electron temperatures in the 1–1000K range and ion temperatures from tens …