Charged particle motion and radiation in strong electromagnetic fields
The dynamics of charged particles in electromagnetic fields is an essential component of
understanding the most extreme environments in our Universe. In electromagnetic fields of …
understanding the most extreme environments in our Universe. In electromagnetic fields of …
Ion acceleration by superintense laser-plasma interaction
Ion acceleration driven by superintense laser pulses is attracting an impressive and steadily
increasing effort. Motivations can be found in the applicative potential and in the perspective …
increasing effort. Motivations can be found in the applicative potential and in the perspective …
Review of laser-driven ion sources and their applications
H Daido, M Nishiuchi… - Reports on progress in …, 2012 - iopscience.iop.org
For many years, laser-driven ion acceleration, mainly proton acceleration, has been
proposed and a number of proof-of-principle experiments have been carried out with lasers …
proposed and a number of proof-of-principle experiments have been carried out with lasers …
Maximum Proton Energy above 85 MeV from the Relativistic Interaction of Laser Pulses with Micrometer Thick Targets
We present a study of laser-driven ion acceleration with micrometer and submicrometer thick
plastic targets. Using laser pulses with high temporal contrast and an intensity of the order of …
plastic targets. Using laser pulses with high temporal contrast and an intensity of the order of …
Collisionless shocks in laser-produced plasma generate monoenergetic high-energy proton beams
Compact and affordable ion accelerators based on laser-produced plasmas have potential
applications in many fields of science and medicine. However, the requirement of producing …
applications in many fields of science and medicine. However, the requirement of producing …
Ion acceleration in multispecies targets driven by intense laser radiation pressure
The acceleration of ions from ultrathin foils has been investigated by using 250 TW,
subpicosecond laser pulses, focused to intensities of up to 3× 10 20 W cm-2. The ion spectra …
subpicosecond laser pulses, focused to intensities of up to 3× 10 20 W cm-2. The ion spectra …
Radiation pressure acceleration of protons to 93 MeV with circularly polarized petawatt laser pulses
The radiation pressure acceleration (RPA) of charged particles has been a challenging task
in laser-driven proton/ion acceleration due to its stringent requirements in laser and target …
in laser-driven proton/ion acceleration due to its stringent requirements in laser and target …
Ion acceleration using relativistic pulse shaping in near-critical-density plasmas
Ultraintense laser pulses with a few-cycle rising edge are ideally suited to accelerating ions
from ultrathin foils, and achieving such pulses in practice represents a formidable challenge …
from ultrathin foils, and achieving such pulses in practice represents a formidable challenge …
Generation of high-contrast, 30 fs, 1.5 PW laser pulses from chirped-pulse amplification Ti: sapphire laser
TJ Yu, SK Lee, JH Sung, JW Yoon, TM Jeong, J Lee - Optics express, 2012 - opg.optica.org
High-contrast, 30 fs, 1.5 PW laser pulses are generated from a chirped-pulse amplification
(CPA) Ti: sapphire laser system at 0.1 Hz repetition rate. The maximum output energy of …
(CPA) Ti: sapphire laser system at 0.1 Hz repetition rate. The maximum output energy of …
Monoenergetic proton beams accelerated by a radiation pressure driven shock
We report on the acceleration of impurity-free quasimononenergetic proton beams from an
initially gaseous hydrogen target driven by an intense infrared (λ= 10 μ m) laser. The front …
initially gaseous hydrogen target driven by an intense infrared (λ= 10 μ m) laser. The front …