Physics – Plasma Physics
Scientific paper
2010-05-25
Physics
Plasma Physics
6 pages, 2 figures
Scientific paper
The production of energetic (multi-GeV) heavy ion beams by acceleration of ultra-thin foils through the application of radiation pressure to a self-generated, imperfect plasma mirror (photon absorption probability {\eta} finite) is studied. To evaluate the foil dynamics a relativistic model was developed for a constant and relativistic invariant value of the phenomenological parameter {\eta}. The achievable efficiency of kinetic energy transfer to the matter has been evaluated as function of the parameters involved ({\eta}, the aimed average foil velocity in unit of the light speed {\beta}, etc.). The expected collimation degree for the generated ion beams, the associated energy range, the self-consistency of the model in view of the {\eta} finite value and the survival to R-T instability were evaluated for initially thin material disks.
Caruso Angelo
Strangio Carmela
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