Title :
Energetic proton generation by ultrashort laser and the dependence on laser intensity and pulse duration
Author :
Oishi, Yuji ; Nayuki, Takuya ; Fujii, Takashi ; Takizawa, Yasushi ; Yamazaki, Tosimitsu ; Nemoto, Koshichi ; Kayoiji, T. ; Sekiya, Tomohiko ; Horioka, Kazuhiko ; Okano, Yasuaki ; Hironaka, Yoichiro ; Nakamura, Kazutaka G. ; Kondo, Ken-ichi
Author_Institution :
Central Res. Inst. of Electr. Power Ind., Tokyo, Japan
Abstract :
This paper investigates proton generation by ultrashort pulses. This study reports the dependence on laser intensity and pulse duration for energetic proton acceleration caused by irradiation of ultrashort laser pulse of 55-395 fs on a 5 μm thickness copper tape target.
Keywords :
high-speed optical techniques; plasma production by laser; proton production; 5 mum; 55 to 395 fs; Cu; copper tape target; laser intensity; laser pulse irradiation; proton acceleration; proton generation; pulse duration; ultrashort laser; ultrashort pulses; Acceleration; Laser theory; Materials science and technology; Optical materials; Optical pulse generation; Optical pulses; Power generation; Power lasers; Protons; Pulse amplifiers;
Conference_Titel :
Quantum Electronics Conference, 2003. EQEC '03. European
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-7733-8
DOI :
10.1109/EQEC.2003.1314036
