Ion acceleration by superintense laser-plasma interaction
Ion acceleration driven by superintense laser pulses is attracting an impressive and steadily
increasing effort. Motivations can be found in the applicative potential and in the perspective …
increasing effort. Motivations can be found in the applicative potential and in the perspective …
Review of laser-driven ion sources and their applications
H Daido, M Nishiuchi… - Reports on progress in …, 2012 - iopscience.iop.org
For many years, laser-driven ion acceleration, mainly proton acceleration, has been
proposed and a number of proof-of-principle experiments have been carried out with lasers …
proposed and a number of proof-of-principle experiments have been carried out with lasers …
Forward-looking insights in laser-generated ultra-intense γ-ray and neutron sources for nuclear application and science
MM Günther, ON Rosmej, P Tavana… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
Ultra-intense MeV photon and neutron beams are indispensable tools in many research
fields such as nuclear, atomic and material science as well as in medical and biophysical …
fields such as nuclear, atomic and material science as well as in medical and biophysical …
Collisionless shocks in laser-produced plasma generate monoenergetic high-energy proton beams
Compact and affordable ion accelerators based on laser-produced plasmas have potential
applications in many fields of science and medicine. However, the requirement of producing …
applications in many fields of science and medicine. However, the requirement of producing …
Radiation-pressure acceleration of ion beams driven by circularly polarized laser pulses
A Henig, S Steinke, M Schnürer, T Sokollik, R Hörlein… - Physical Review Letters, 2009 - APS
We present experimental studies on ion acceleration from ultrathin diamondlike carbon foils
irradiated by ultrahigh contrast laser pulses of energy 0.7 J focused to peak intensities of 5× …
irradiated by ultrahigh contrast laser pulses of energy 0.7 J focused to peak intensities of 5× …
Bright laser-driven neutron source based on the relativistic transparency of solids
Neutrons are unique particles to probe samples in many fields of research ranging from
biology to material sciences to engineering and security applications. Access to bright …
biology to material sciences to engineering and security applications. Access to bright …
Ion acceleration in multispecies targets driven by intense laser radiation pressure
The acceleration of ions from ultrathin foils has been investigated by using 250 TW,
subpicosecond laser pulses, focused to intensities of up to 3× 10 20 W cm-2. The ion spectra …
subpicosecond laser pulses, focused to intensities of up to 3× 10 20 W cm-2. The ion spectra …
Radiation pressure acceleration of protons to 93 MeV with circularly polarized petawatt laser pulses
The radiation pressure acceleration (RPA) of charged particles has been a challenging task
in laser-driven proton/ion acceleration due to its stringent requirements in laser and target …
in laser-driven proton/ion acceleration due to its stringent requirements in laser and target …
Radiochromic film imaging spectroscopy of laser-accelerated proton beams
F Nürnberg, M Schollmeier, E Brambrink… - Review of scientific …, 2009 - pubs.aip.org
This article reports on an experimental method to fully reconstruct laser-accelerated proton
beam parameters called radiochromic film imaging spectroscopy (RIS). RIS allows for the …
beam parameters called radiochromic film imaging spectroscopy (RIS). RIS allows for the …
Laser-driven shock acceleration of monoenergetic ion beams
We show that monoenergetic ion beams can be accelerated by moderate Mach number
collisionless, electrostatic shocks propagating in a long scale-length exponentially decaying …
collisionless, electrostatic shocks propagating in a long scale-length exponentially decaying …