Investigation on target normal sheath acceleration through measurements of ions energy distribution

Journal Article · Mon Feb 15 00:00:00 EST 2016 · Review of Scientific Instruments

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4934691· OSTI ID:22482910

Cirrone, G. A. P.; Mascali, D.; Schillaci, F. ^[1]; Altana, C. ^[1]; Lanzalone, G. ^[1]; Muoio, A. ^[1]; Brandi, F. ^[2]; Cristoforetti, G.; Ferrara, P.; Fulgentini, L.; Koester, P. ^[2]; Labate, L.; Gizzi, L. A. ^[2]; others, and

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1. Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Laboratori Nazionali del Sud, Via S. Sofia 62, 95123 Catania (Italy)
2. Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche, Istituto Nazionale di Ottica, Intense Laser Irradiation Laboratory, Via G. Moruzzi 1, 56124 Pisa (Italy)

An experimental campaign aiming at investigating the ion acceleration mechanisms through laser-matter interaction in femtosecond domain has been carried out at the Intense Laser Irradiation Laboratory facility with a laser intensity of up to 2 × 10{sup 19} W/cm{sup 2}. A Thomson parabola spectrometer was used to obtain the spectra of the ions of the different species accelerated. Here, we show the energy spectra of light-ions and we discuss their dependence on structural characteristics of the target and the role of surface and target bulk in the acceleration process.

• OSTI ID: 22482910
• Journal Information: Review of Scientific Instruments, Vol. 87, Issue 2; Other Information: (c) 2015 AIP Publishing LLC; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); ISSN 0034-6748
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

46 INSTRUMENTATION RELATED TO NUCLEAR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
ACCELERATION
ENERGY SPECTRA
LASER RADIATION
LASERS
LIGHT IONS
PARABOLAS
SPECTROMETERS
SURFACES