Title :
Proton acceleration from thin foils using ultraintense, high-contrast pulses
Author :
Reed, S.A. ; Matsuoka, T. ; Bulanov, S.S. ; Chvykov, V. ; Brantov, A. ; Bychenkov, V.Yu. ; Kalinchenko, G. ; Rousseau, P. ; Yanovsky, V. ; Litzenberg, D.W. ; Krushelnick, K. ; Maksimchuk, A.
Author_Institution :
FOCUS Center and Center for Ultrafast Optical Science, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, 48109, USA
Abstract :
Proton production from ultrathin foils using 3×1020 W/cm2 and 10¿11 ASE contrast is explored. Maximum proton energy and laser transmittance for ultrathin foils are studied to achieve ion acceleration within the Directed Coulomb Explosion regime.
Keywords :
Acceleration; Explosions; Foot; Hydrogen; Laser theory; Optical pulses; Particle beams; Protons; Silicon; X-ray lasers;
Conference_Titel :
Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference, 2007. QELS '07
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD, USA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-834-6
DOI :
10.1109/QELS.2007.4431189
