Proton beam emittance growth in multipicosecond laser-solid interactions

Campbell, Paul T.; Canning, D.; Hussein, A. E.; Ratnayaka, K. D. W.; Thomas, A. G. R.; Krushelnick, K.; Willingale, L.

doi:10.1088/1367-2630/ab4721

Title: Proton beam emittance growth in multipicosecond laser-solid interactions

Journal Article · 24 September 2019 · New Journal of Physics

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1088/1367-2630/ab4721 · OSTI ID:1570017

; Canning, D.;

; Ratnayaka, K. D. W.;

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High intensity laser-solid interactions can accelerate high energy, low emittance proton beams via the target normal sheath acceleration (TNSA) mechanism. Such beams are useful for a number of applications, including time-resolved proton radiography for basic plasma and high energy density physics studies. In experiments using the OMEGA EP laser system, we perform the first measurements of TNSA proton beams generated by up to 100 ps, kilojoule-class laser pulses with relativistic intensities. By systematically varying the laser pulse duration, we measure degradation of the accelerated proton beam quality as the pulse length increases. Two dimensional particle-in-cell simulations and simple scaling arguments suggest that ion motion during the rise time of the longer pulses leads to extended preformed plasma expansion from the rear target surface and strong filamentary field structures which can deflect ions away from uniform trajectories and therefore lead to large emittance growth.

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Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA)

Grant/Contract Number:: NA0002372; NA0002727; NA0002372

OSTI ID:: 1570017

Journal Information:: New Journal of Physics, Journal Name: New Journal of Physics Journal Issue: 10 Vol. 21; ISSN 1367-2630

Publisher:: IOP PublishingCopyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United Kingdom

Language:: English

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