Theory of laser acceleration of light-ion beams from interaction of ultrahigh-intensity lasers with layered targets

Experiments at the LANL Trident facility demonstrated the production of monoenergetic ion beams from the interaction of an ultraintense laser with a target comprising a heavy ion substrate and thin layer of light ions. An analytic model is obtained that predicts how the mean energy and quality of mo...

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Published in:	Physical review letters Vol. 97; no. 11; p. 115002
Main Authors:	Albright, B J, Yin, L, Hegelich, B M, Bowers, Kevin J, Kwan, T J T, Fernández, J C
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	United States 15-09-2006
Subjects:	ACCELERATION CLASSICAL AND QUANTUM MECHANICS, GENERAL PHYSICS EXPERIMENTAL DATA HEAVY IONS INTERACTIONS ION BEAMS LANL LASERS LIGHT IONS SIMULATION SUBSTRATES THICKNESS THIN FILMS TRIDENT FACILITY
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Summary:	Experiments at the LANL Trident facility demonstrated the production of monoenergetic ion beams from the interaction of an ultraintense laser with a target comprising a heavy ion substrate and thin layer of light ions. An analytic model is obtained that predicts how the mean energy and quality of monoenergetic ion beams and the energy of substrate ions vary with substrate material and light-ion layer composition and thickness. Dimensionless parameters controlling the dynamics are derived and the model is validated with particle-in-cell simulations and experimental data.
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ISSN:	0031-9007 1079-7114
DOI:	10.1103/PhysRevLett.97.115002