Title :
Effect of preplasmas on high-energy ion generation by an intense laser pulse irradiated on overdense plasmas
Author :
Lee, Hae June ; Kim, Jincheol B. ; Changbum Kim ; Guang-Hoon Kim ; Jong-Uk Kim ; Suk, Hyyong
Author_Institution :
Korea Electrotechnol. Res. Inst., Changwon, South Korea
Abstract :
High-energy ion generation from the interaction of an ultrashort intense laser pulse with an overdense plasma slab is studied with fully electromagnetic and relativistic particle-in-cell simulation. With a properly designed underdense preplasma, we observed that the forward ion acceleration from the front surface can be enhanced. The momentum distribution functions of the accelerated ions are investigated with respect to the laser pulse intensity and the preplasma profile.
Keywords :
ion sources; plasma density; plasma light propagation; plasma simulation; forward ion acceleration; high-energy ion generation; laser pulse intensity; momentum distribution functions; overdense plasmas slab; particle-in-cell simulation; ultrashort intense laser pulse irradiation; underdense preplasma; Acceleration; Electrons; Optical pulse generation; Optical pulses; Plasma accelerators; Plasma simulation; Pulse amplifiers; Shock waves; Slabs; Surface emitting lasers;
Conference_Titel :
Particle Accelerator Conference, 2003. PAC 2003. Proceedings of the
Conference_Location :
Portland, OR
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-7738-9
DOI :
10.1109/PAC.2003.1289789
