Shot-to-shot reproducibility in the emission of fast highly charged metal ions from a laser ion source
- Institute of Physics, AS CR, v.v.i., 182 21 Prague 8 (Czech Republic)
- Institute of Plasma Physics, v.v.i., 182 00 Prague 8 (Czech Republic)
- Institute of Plasma Physics and Laser Microfusion, Warsaw (Poland)
The generation of fast highly charged metal ions with the use of the sub-nanosecond Prague Asterix Laser System, operated at a fundamental wavelength of 1315 nm, is reported. Particular attention is paid to shot-to-shot reproducibility in the ion emission. Au and Pd targets were exposed to intensities up to 5 x 10{sup 16} W/cm{sup 2}. Above the laser intensity threshold of {approx}3 x 10{sup 14} W/cm{sup 2} the plasma is generated in a form of irregular bursts. The maximum energy of protons constituting the leading edge of the fastest burst reaches a value up to 1 MeV. The fast ions in the following bursts have energy gradually decreasing with the increasing burst number, namely, from a value of about 0.5 MeV/charge regardless of the atomic number and mass of the ionized species.
- OSTI ID:
- 22066296
- Journal Information:
- Review of Scientific Instruments, Vol. 83, Issue 2; Conference: ICIS 2011: 14. international conference on ion sources, Giardini-Naxos, Sicily (Italy), 12-16 Sep 2011; Other Information: (c) 2012 American Institute of Physics; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); ISSN 0034-6748
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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