Title :
Ultra-high intensity laser acceleration of ions to MeV/nucleon energies
Author_Institution :
LANL, Los Alamos
Abstract :
Advances have been made in using ultra-high intensity lasers to directly produce high-current beams of MeV/nucleon ions in solid targets. Experimental results using the LANL Trident Laser will be discussed including beam quality and possible applications.
Keywords :
beam handling techniques; ion accelerators; laser beam applications; LANL trident laser; high-current beams; ion acceleration; solid targets; ultra-high intensity laser acceleration; Acceleration; Ion accelerators; Laser beams; Particle beams; Solid lasers; USA Councils;
Conference_Titel :
Particle Accelerator Conference, 2007. PAC. IEEE
Conference_Location :
Albuquerque, NM
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-0916-7
DOI :
10.1109/PAC.2007.4440731
