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 …
Laser-driven proton scaling laws and new paths towards energy increase
The past few years have seen remarkable progress in the development of laser-based
particle accelerators. The ability to produce ultrabright beams of multi-megaelectronvolt …
particle accelerators. The ability to produce ultrabright beams of multi-megaelectronvolt …
Ultralow emittance, multi-MeV proton beams from a laser virtual-cathode plasma accelerator
The laminarity of high-current multi-MeV proton beams produced by irradiating thin metallic
foils with ultraintense lasers has been measured. For proton energies><? format?> 10 MeV …
foils with ultraintense lasers has been measured. For proton energies><? format?> 10 MeV …
Fast ion generation by high-intensity laser irradiation of solid targets and applications
The acceleration of high-energy ion beams (up to several tens of mega-electron-volts per
nucleon) following the interaction of short (t< 1 ps) and intense (I λ 2> 1018 W˙ cm-2˙ μm-2) …
nucleon) following the interaction of short (t< 1 ps) and intense (I λ 2> 1018 W˙ cm-2˙ μm-2) …
Proton imaging of high-energy-density laboratory plasmas
Proton imaging has become a key diagnostic for measuring electromagnetic fields in high-
energy-density (HED) laboratory plasmas. Compared to other techniques for diagnosing …
energy-density (HED) laboratory plasmas. Compared to other techniques for diagnosing …
Fast ignition with laser-driven proton and ion beams
Fusion fast ignition (FI) initiated by a laser-driven particle beam promises a path to high-yield
and high-gain for inertial fusion energy. FI can readily leverage the proven capability of …
and high-gain for inertial fusion energy. FI can readily leverage the proven capability of …
Analytical model for ion acceleration by high-intensity laser pulses
We present a general expression for the maximum ion energy observed in experiments with
thin foils irradiated by high-intensity laser pulses. The analytical model is based on a radially …
thin foils irradiated by high-intensity laser pulses. The analytical model is based on a radially …
Ion acceleration-target normal sheath acceleration
M Roth, M Schollmeier - arXiv preprint arXiv:1705.10569, 2017 - arxiv.org
Energetic ions have been observed since the very first laser-plasma experiments. Their
origin was found to be the charge separation of electrons heated by thelaser, which transfers …
origin was found to be the charge separation of electrons heated by thelaser, which transfers …
Comparison of laser ion acceleration from the front and rear surfaces of thin foils
The comparative efficiency and beam characteristics of high-energy ions generated by high-
intensity short-pulse lasers (<? format?>∼<? format?> 1–6× 10 19 W/cm 2) from both the …
intensity short-pulse lasers (<? format?>∼<? format?> 1–6× 10 19 W/cm 2) from both the …