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Radiation pressure-assisted acceleration of ions using multi-component foils in high-intensity laser–matter interactions
Malte C. KaluzaThomas KuehlThomas KuehlPaul GibbonGerhard G. PaulusS. HerzerBentsian ElkinChristian RödelJ. BierbachBastian AurandO. JäckelHongwei ZhaoA. KarmakarJ. PolzA.e. PazS. Kuschelsubject
Physicschemistry.chemical_classificationComponent (thermodynamics)General Physics and Astronomychemistry.chemical_elementPolymerLaserIonlaw.inventionAccelerationchemistryRadiation pressurelawPhysics::Plasma PhysicsCutoffPhysics::Accelerator Physicsddc:530Atomic physicsCarbondescription
Experimental results on the acceleration of protons and carbon ions from ultra-thin polymer foils at intensities of up to 6x10(19)Wcm(-2) are presented revealing quasi-monoenergetic spectral characteristics for different ion species at the same time. For carbon ions and protons, a linear correlation between the cutoff energy and the peak energy is observed when the laser intensity is increased. Particle-in-cell simulations supporting the experimental results imply an ion acceleration mechanism driven by the radiation pressure as predicted for multi-component foils at these intensities.
| year | journal | country | edition | language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013-03-22 |