• DocumentCode
    3020030
  • Title

    Proton Acceleration from Thin Foils Using Ultraintense, High-Contrast Pulses

  • Author

    Reed, S.A. ; Matsuoka, T. ; Bulanov, S.S. ; Chvykov, V. ; Brantov, A. ; Bychenkov, V.Yu. ; Kalinchenko, G. ; Rousseau, P. ; Yanovsky, V. ; Litzenberg, D.W. ; Krushelnick, K. ; Maksimchuk, A.

  • Author_Institution
    Univ. of Michigan, Ann Arbor
  • fYear
    2007
  • fDate
    6-11 May 2007
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    2
  • Abstract
    Proton production from ultrathin foils using 3times1020 W/cm2 and 10-11 ASE contrast is explored. Maximum proton energy and laser transmittance for ultrathin foils are studied to achieve ion acceleration within the directed Coulomb explosion regime.
  • Keywords
    dissociation; foils; high-speed optical techniques; proton accelerators; proton beams; superradiance; amplified spontaneous emission; directed Coulomb explosion regime; high-contrast pulses; ion acceleration; laser transmittance; maximum proton energy; proton acceleration; proton beams; proton production; thin foils; ultraintense pulses; Acceleration; Explosions; Foot; Hydrogen; Laser theory; Optical pulses; Particle beams; Protons; Silicon; X-ray lasers;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2007. CLEO 2007. Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    Baltimore, MD
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-55752-834-6
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/CLEO.2007.4453412
  • Filename
    4453412
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=3020030