Title :
Characterization of protons and deuterons from intense 35 fs laser heated water droplet plasma
Author :
Ter-Avetisyan, S. ; Schnurer, M. ; Busch, S. ; Nickles, P.V. ; Sadner, W.
Author_Institution :
Max-Born-Inst., Berlin
Abstract :
Deeply modulated MeV ion spectra are obtained from water droplet targets irradiated by intense (~1019 W/cm2) laser pulses. Multi electron-temperature plasma, which has been verified experimentally, can account for the spectral modulations
Keywords :
drops; high-speed optical techniques; ion density; plasma density; plasma diagnostics; plasma heating by laser; plasma light propagation; plasma temperature; 35 fs; deeply modulated MeV ion spectra; deuterons; laser heated water droplet plasma; multielectron-temperature plasma; protons; Electron emission; Laser modes; Laser theory; Optical pulses; Plasma accelerators; Plasma measurements; Protons; Strontium; Water heating; X-ray lasers;
Conference_Titel :
Quantum Electronics Conference, 2004. (IQEC). International
Conference_Location :
San Francisco, CA
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-778-4