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 …
“Light sail” acceleration reexamined
A Macchi, S Veghini, F Pegoraro - Physical review letters, 2009 - APS
The dynamics of the acceleration of ultrathin foil targets by the radiation pressure of
superintense, circularly polarized laser pulses is investigated by analytical modeling and …
superintense, circularly polarized laser pulses is investigated by analytical modeling and …
Monoenergetic proton beams accelerated by a radiation pressure driven shock
We report on the acceleration of impurity-free quasimononenergetic proton beams from an
initially gaseous hydrogen target driven by an intense infrared (λ= 10 μ m) laser. The front …
initially gaseous hydrogen target driven by an intense infrared (λ= 10 μ m) laser. The front …
Radiation pressure acceleration of ultrathin foils
The acceleration of sub-wavelength, solid-density plasma foils by the ultraintense radiation
pressure of circularly polarized laser pulses is investigated analytically and with simulations …
pressure of circularly polarized laser pulses is investigated analytically and with simulations …
Relativistic laser-matter interaction and relativistic laboratory astrophysics
The paper is devoted to the prospects of using the laser radiation interaction with plasmas in
the laboratory relativistic astrophysics context. We discuss the dimensionless parameters …
the laboratory relativistic astrophysics context. We discuss the dimensionless parameters …
Laser-driven ion acceleration: methods, challenges and prospects
J Badziak - Journal of Physics: Conference Series, 2018 - iopscience.iop.org
The recent development of laser technology has resulted in the construction of short-pulse
lasers capable of generating fs light pulses with PW powers and intensities exceeding 10 21 …
lasers capable of generating fs light pulses with PW powers and intensities exceeding 10 21 …
Quasimonoenergetic proton bunch generation by dual-peaked electrostatic-field acceleration in foils irradiated by an intense linearly polarized laser
It is found that stable proton acceleration from a thin foil irradiated by a linearly polarized
ultraintense laser can be realized for appropriate foil thickness and laser intensity. A dual …
ultraintense laser can be realized for appropriate foil thickness and laser intensity. A dual …
Advances on studying optical forces: optical manipulation, optical cooling and light induced dynamics
Y Yuan, C Gu, S Huang, L Song… - Journal of Physics D …, 2020 - iopscience.iop.org
Optical forces is a unique phenomenon derived from light–matter interaction. It took
centuries before people were finally able to measure, and manipulate this extremely tiny …
centuries before people were finally able to measure, and manipulate this extremely tiny …
Modeling of radiation losses in ultrahigh power laser-matter interaction
Radiation losses of electrons in ultraintense laser fields constitute a process that can be
important for electron and ion acceleration and creation of secondary emissions. The …
important for electron and ion acceleration and creation of secondary emissions. The …