Charge fluctuations, energy straggling, and multiple scattering in intense ion beam-target interaction

In this work we study phenomena which lead to fluctuations in the processes of interaction of ion beams with targets of interest in ICF work. These phenomena are: energy straggling, charge state fluctuations, and multiple scattering. The effects on the shape of the energy deposition profiles are discussed, bearing in mind the fact that the targets are plasmas. The effect of charge state fluctuations in the diagnostics of intense ion beams is also studied.