Laser ion acceleration: from present to intensities achievable at ELI-Beamlines

Jirí Limpouch; Jan Pšikal; Ondřej Klimo; Jiří Vyskočcil; Jan Proška; Filip Novotný; Lucie Štolcová; Milan Kvĕtoň

doi:10.1117/12.2021848

7 May 2013 Laser ion acceleration: from present to intensities achievable at ELI-Beamlines

Jirí Limpouch, Jan Pšikal, Ondřej Klimo, Jiří Vyskočcil, Jan Proška, Filip Novotný, Lucie Štolcová, Milan Kvĕtoň

Proceedings Volume 8780, High-Power, High-Energy, and High-Intensity Laser Technology; and Research Using Extreme Light: Entering New Frontiers with Petawatt-Class Lasers; 878027 (2013) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2021848
Event: SPIE Optics + Optoelectronics, 2013, Prague, Czech Republic

Abstract

Simulation studies of laser-induced ion acceleration are extended from the present intensities up to ~10²² W/cm² that will be achieved soon at the ELI-Beamlines facility in Prague. Numerical simulations of target normal sheath acceleration (TNSA) enhancement by micro-structures on the front and rear sides of thin foils will be extended to higher laser intensities together with a brief description of target preparation techniques. Computational study of the impact of laser polarization, laser incidence angle, foil thickness and material is presented for PW laser beam of intensity of the order 10²² W/cm². Acceleration regime that combines TNSA with radiation pressure acceleration (RPA) is identified.

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Jirí Limpouch, Jan Pšikal, Ondřej Klimo, Jiří Vyskočcil, Jan Proška, Filip Novotný, Lucie Štolcová, and Milan Kvĕtoň "Laser ion acceleration: from present to intensities achievable at ELI-Beamlines", Proc. SPIE 8780, High-Power, High-Energy, and High-Intensity Laser Technology; and Research Using Extreme Light: Entering New Frontiers with Petawatt-Class Lasers, 878027 (7 May 2013); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2021848

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