Title :
Comparison of front and rear surface fs-laser ion acceleration from fusion neutron spectroscopy
Author :
Karsch, S. ; Habs, D. ; Dusterer, S. ; Schwoerer, H. ; Ewald, F. ; Sauerbrey, R.
Author_Institution :
Sekt. Phys., Univ. Munchen, Garching, Germany
Abstract :
Summary from only given. Fusion neutrons were produced by irradiation of 20 micron heavy water droplets by an ultraintense fs-laser pulse. TOF neutron spectroscopy allowed for the first time the direct comparison of ions accelerated from the front and rear target surfaces.
Keywords :
heavy water; laser fusion; neutron production; neutron spectroscopy; proton accelerators; time of flight mass spectroscopy; 20 micron; D/sub 2/O; TOF neutron spectroscopy; front surface fs-laser ion acceleration; fusion neutron spectroscopy; fusion neutrons; heavy water droplets; laser-plasma interactions; rear surface fs-laser ion acceleration; ultraintense fs-laser pulse; Acceleration; Detectors; Fusion power generation; Laser fusion; Neutrons; Plasma accelerators; Protons; Spectroscopy; Surface emitting lasers; Ultrafast optics;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2002. CLEO '02. Technical Digest. Summaries of Papers Presented at the
Conference_Location :
Long Beach, CA, USA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-706-7
DOI :
10.1109/CLEO.2002.1034475
