Directed Coulomb explosion effect on proton acceleration by an intense laser pulse from a double-layer target

Details Directed Coulomb explosion effect on proton acceleration by an intense laser pulse from a double-layer target Directed Coulomb explosion effect on proton acceleration by an intense laser pulse from a double-layer target

2011-03-02

arxiv.org/abs/1103.0332v1

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Plasma Physics

6 pages, 5 figures

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We examine ion acceleration by irradiating a hundred TW laser pulse on a double-layer target. It is shown analytically and by three-dimensional particle-in-cell simulations that higher energy protons are obtained by using material with a high charge-to-mass ratio in the first layer of a double-layer target, because a strong Coulomb explosion occurs in such a material. As a result, the protons keep accelerating for a longer time. Using the optimal conditions for the target, it is shown that high energy and high quality protons can be generated.

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