Laser ion acceleration from mass-limited targets with preplasma

Journal Article · Sun May 15 00:00:00 EDT 2016 · Physics of Plasmas

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4950836· OSTI ID:22600093

Lezhnin, K. V. ^[1]; Kamenets, F. F. ^[2]; Esirkepov, T. Zh. ^[3]; Bulanov, S. V. ^[3]; Klimo, O. ^[1]; Weber, S.; Korn, G. ^[1]

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1. Institute of Physics of the ASCR, ELI-Beamlines, Na Slovance 2, 18221 Prague (Czech Republic)
2. Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology, Institutskiy per. 9, Dolgoprudny, Moscow Region 141700 (Russian Federation)
3. Kansai Photon Science Institute, 8-1-7 Umemidai, Kizugawa, Kyoto 619-0215 (Japan)

The interaction of high intensity laser radiation with mass-limited target exhibits significant enhancement of the ion acceleration when the target is surrounded by an underdense plasma corona, as seen in numerical simulations. The self-generated quasistatic magnetic field squeezes the corona causing the intensification of a subsequent Coulomb explosion of the target. The electric field intensification at the target edges and plasma resonance effects results in the generation of characteristic density holes and further contributes to the ion acceleration.

• OSTI ID: 22600093
• Journal Information: Physics of Plasmas, Vol. 23, Issue 5; Other Information: (c) 2016 Author(s); Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); ISSN 1070-664X
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

70 PLASMA PHYSICS AND FUSION TECHNOLOGY
ACCELERATION
COMPUTERIZED SIMULATION
COULOMB FIELD
EXPLOSIONS
HOLES
INTERACTIONS
LASER RADIATION
LASERS
MAGNETIC FIELDS
MASS
PLASMA
PLASMA DENSITY
RESONANCE