Title :
He Ion acceleration in near critical density plasma
Author :
Tochitsky, S.Ya. ; Gong, C. ; Pigeon, J.J. ; Fiuza, F. ; Joshi, C.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. Eng., Neptune Lab., Los Angeles, CA, USA
Abstract :
The CO2 laser-plasma interactions are uniquely placed for Shock Wave Acceleration of He or other light ions. We report on experimental and numerical studies of He ion acceleration in a gas jet plasma.
Keywords :
plasma accelerators; plasma jets; plasma light propagation; plasma shock waves; CO2 laser-plasma interactions; He ion acceleration; critical density plasma; gas jet plasma; shock wave acceleration; Acceleration; Electric shock; Helium; Ion beams; Ions; Plasmas;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2015 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
