Characterizing extreme laser intensities by ponderomotive acceleration of protons from rarified gas

Vais, O. E.; Thomas, A. G. R.; Maksimchuk, A. M.; Krushelnick, K.; Bychenkov, V. Yu

doi:10.1088/1367-2630/ab6eac

Title: Characterizing extreme laser intensities by ponderomotive acceleration of protons from rarified gas

Journal Article · Tue Feb 04 00:00:00 EST 2020 · New Journal of Physics

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1088/1367-2630/ab6eac· OSTI ID:1597137

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Abstract A new method to diagnose extreme laser intensities through measurement of angular and spectral distributions of protons directly accelerated by the laser focused into a rarefied gas is proposed. We simulated a laser pulse focused by an off-axis parabolic mirror by Stratton–Chu integrals, that enables description of laser pulse with different spatial-temporal profiles focusing in a focal spot down to the diffraction limit, that makes our theoretical predictions be a basis for experimental realization. The relationship between characteristics of the proton distributions and parameters of the laser pulse have been analyzed. The analytical and numerical results obtained justify the new method of laser diagnostics. The proposed scheme should be valuable for the commissioning of new extreme intensity laser facilities.

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Research Organization:: Univ. of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE Office of Science (SC), Fusion Energy Sciences (FES)

Grant/Contract Number:: SC0019255

OSTI ID:: 1597137

Alternate ID(s):: OSTI ID: 1803650

Journal Information:: New Journal of Physics, Journal Name: New Journal of Physics Vol. 22 Journal Issue: 2; ISSN 1367-2630

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Country of Publication:: United Kingdom

Language:: English

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