Laser Ion Acceleration from the Interaction of Ultra-Intense laser Pulse with thi foils
Description:
The discovery that ultra-intense laser pulses (I > 10{sup 18} W/cm{sup 2}) can produce short pulse, high energy proton beams has renewed interest in the fundamental mechanisms that govern particle acceleration from laser-solid interactions. Experiments have shown that protons present as hydrocarbon contaminants on laser targets can be accelerated up to energies > 50 MeV. Different theoretical models that explain the observed results have been proposed. One model describes a front-surface …
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Date:
March 12, 2004
Creator:
Allen, M
Partner:
UNT Libraries Government Documents Department