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
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;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2007. CLEO 2007. Conference on
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-834-6
DOI :
10.1109/CLEO.2007.4453412