On the feasibility of increasing the energy of laser-accelerated protons by using low-density targets
Journal Article
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· Plasma Physics Reports
- Russian Academy of Sciences, Lebedev Physical Institute (Russian Federation)
Optimal regimes of proton acceleration in the interaction of short high-power laser pulses with thin foils and low-density targets are determined by means of 3D numerical simulation. It is demonstrated that the maximum proton energy can be increased by using low-density targets in which ions from the front surface of the target are accelerated most efficiently. It is shown using a particular example that, for the same laser pulse, the energy of protons accelerated from a low-density target can be increased by one-third as compared to a solid-state target.
- OSTI ID:
- 22472274
- Journal Information:
- Plasma Physics Reports, Vol. 41, Issue 6; Other Information: Copyright (c) 2015 Pleiades Publishing, Ltd.; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); ISSN 1063-780X
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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