Tailored laser pulse chirp to maintain optimum radiation pressure acceleration of ions

Mackenroth, F.; Bulanov, S. S.

doi:10.1063/1.5082604

Title: Tailored laser pulse chirp to maintain optimum radiation pressure acceleration of ions

Journal Article · Fri Feb 01 00:00:00 EST 2019 · Physics of Plasmas

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1063/1.5082604· OSTI ID:1580817

^[1]; Bulanov, S. S. ^[2]

Max Planck Inst. for the Physics of Complex Systems, Dresden (Germany)
Lawrence Berkeley National Lab. (LBNL), Berkeley, CA (United States)

Ion beams generated with ultra-intense laser-plasma accelerators hold promises to provide compact and affordable beams of relativistic ions. One of the most efficient acceleration setups was demonstrated to be direct acceleration by the laser's radiation pressure. Due to plasma instabilities developing in the ultra-thin foils required for radiation pressure acceleration, however, it is challenging to maintain stable acceleration over long distances. Recent studies demonstrated, on the other hand, that specially tailored laser pulses can shorten the required acceleration distance suppressing the onset of plasma instabilities. Here, we extend the concept of specific laser pulse shapes to the experimentally accessible parameter of a frequency chirp. We present a novel analysis of how a laser pulse chirp may be used to drive a foil target constantly maintaining optimal radiation pressure acceleration conditions for in dependence on the target's areal density and the laser's local field strength. Our results indicate that an appropriately frequency chirped laser pulse yields a significantly enhanced acceleration to higher energies and over longer distances suppressing the onset of plasma instabilities.

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Research Organization:: Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL), Berkeley, CA (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE Office of Science (SC), High Energy Physics (HEP)

Grant/Contract Number:: AC02-05CH11231

OSTI ID:: 1580817

Journal Information:: Physics of Plasmas, Vol. 26, Issue 2; ISSN 1070-664X

Publisher:: American Institute of Physics (AIP)Copyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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