Title :
Laser driven proton acceleration experiment with micro-structured target at the Texas Petawatt Laser Facility
Author :
Kuk, D. ; Dyer, G. ; Feldman, S. ; Wagner, Christoph ; Wang, Chingyue ; Hegelich, B.M. ; Ditmire, T.
Author_Institution :
Center for High Energy Density Sci., Univ. of Texas, Austin, TX, USA
Abstract :
Experiment of laser driven proton acceleration with a micro structured solid target irradiated with ultra-short and ultra-intense laser has been studied at the Texas Petawatt Laser Facility.
Keywords :
high-speed optical techniques; laser beam effects; plasma-beam interactions; proton accelerators; Texas Petawatt Laser Facility; laser driven proton acceleration experiment; micro structured solid target; ultra-intense laser; ultra-short laser; Acceleration; Laser beams; Laser modes; Laser theory; Protons; Surface emitting lasers;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2013 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA