Title :
Electron and Proton Acceleration from Solid Targets by High-intensity Table-top Lasers
Author :
Amthor, Kay-Uwe ; Liesfeld, Ben ; Ewald, Friederike ; Schwoerer, Heinrich ; Sauerbrey, Roland ; Hannachi, Fazia ; Chemin, Jean Francois ; Zagar, Tomaz ; Galy, Jean ; Magill, Joseph ; Ledingham, Ken ; Lengar, Igor ; Skvarc, Jure
Author_Institution :
Inst. of Opt. & Quantum Electron., Friedrich-Schiller-Univ., Jena
Abstract :
Electron and proton beams were investigated using a compact laser with intensities up to 2times1019 W/cm2 irradiating thin targets. For the direction of the electron beam theory and experiment disagree
Keywords :
electron accelerators; electron beams; laser beams; proton accelerators; proton beams; electron acceleration; electron beam theory; high-intensity table-top laser; laser intensity; proton acceleration; solid target; Acceleration; Chemical lasers; Electron beams; Laser beams; Laser theory; Optical pulse generation; Optical pulses; Particle beams; Protons; Solid lasers;
Conference_Titel :
Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference, 2005. QELS '05
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD
Print_ISBN :
1-55752-796-2
DOI :
10.1109/QELS.2005.1549193