• DocumentCode
    3191756
  • Title

    MeV ion generation with ultrashort intense laser pulses

  • Author

    Ter-Avetisyan, S. ; Schnurer, M. ; Busch, Stefan ; Stiel, H. ; Kalachnikov, M.P. ; Nickles, P.V. ; Sandner, W. ; Hilscher, D. ; Ruhl, Henry

  • Author_Institution
    Max-Born-Inst., Berlin, Germany
  • fYear
    2003
  • fDate
    22-27 June 2003
  • Firstpage
    437
  • Abstract
    Experimental and theoretical work about energetic ion emission from massive targets obtained with 35 fs laser pulses at an intensity level of 1018 W/cm2 to 1019 W/cm2 is reported. Ultrashort laser pulses in combination with a hot electron confining target can drive ions to MeV energies via a direct field acceleration mechanism.
  • Keywords
    high-speed optical techniques; ion beams; ion emission; plasma light propagation; 35 fs; direct field acceleration mechanism; energetic ion emission; hot electron confining target; ion generation; ultrashort intense laser pulses; Frequency conversion; Laboratories; Optical harmonic generation; Optical pulses; Physics; Polarization; Pulsed laser deposition; Pump lasers; Solid state circuits; Surface emitting lasers;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Quantum Electronics Conference, 2003. EQEC '03. European
  • Print_ISBN
    0-7803-7733-8
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/EQEC.2003.1314295
  • Filename
    1314295