Self-Consistent Simulation of Transport and Energy Deposition of Intense Laser-Accelerated Proton Beams in Solid-Density Matter

Kim, J.; Qiao, B.; McGuffey, C.; Wei, M. S.; Grabowski, P. E.; Beg, F. N.

doi:10.1103/PhysRevLett.115.054801

Title: Self-Consistent Simulation of Transport and Energy Deposition of Intense Laser-Accelerated Proton Beams in Solid-Density Matter

Journal Article · Tue Jul 28 00:00:00 EDT 2015 · Physical Review Letters

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.115.054801· OSTI ID:1465199

Kim, J. ^[1]; Qiao, B. ^[1]; McGuffey, C. ^[1]; Wei, M. S. ^[2]; Grabowski, P. E. ^[3]; Beg, F. N. ^[1]

Univ. of California, San Diego, CA (United States). Center for Energy Research
General Atomics, San Diego, CA (United States)
Univ. of California, Irvine, CA (United States). Dept. of Chemistry

Here, the first self-consistent hybrid particle-in-cell (PIC) simulation of intense proton beam transport and energy deposition in solid-density matter is presented. Both the individual proton slowing-down and the collective beam-plasma interaction effects are taken into account with a new dynamic proton stopping power module that has been added to a hybrid PIC code. In this module, the target local stopping power can be updated at each time step based on its thermodynamic state. For intense proton beams, the reduction of target stopping power from the cold condition due to continuous proton heating eventually leads to broadening of the particle range and energy deposition far beyond the Bragg peak. For tightly focused beams, large magnetic field growth in collective interactions results in self-focusing of the beam and much stronger localized heating of the target.

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Research Organization:: Univ. of California, San Diego, CA (United States)

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

Grant/Contract Number:: NA0002034; AC52-07NA27344; FA9550-14-1-0346

OSTI ID:: 1465199

Alternate ID(s):: OSTI ID: 1203813

Journal Information:: Physical Review Letters, Vol. 115, Issue 5; ISSN 0031-9007

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