Analytical Model for Ion Acceleration by High-Intensity Laser Pulses
Top Cited Papers
- 28 July 2006
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Physical Society (APS) in Physical Review Letters
- Vol. 97 (4) , 045005
Abstract
We present a general expression for the maximum ion energy observed in experiments with thin foils irradiated by high-intensity laser pulses. The analytical model is based on a radially confined surface charge set up by laser accelerated electrons on the target rear side. The only input parameters are the properties of the laser pulse and the target thickness. The predicted maximum ion energy and the optimal laser pulse duration are supported by dedicated experiments for a broad range of different ions.Keywords
This publication has 29 references indexed in Scilit:
- Thin-foil expansion into a vacuumPhysical Review E, 2005
- Characterization of proton and heavier ion acceleration in ultrahigh-intensity laser interactions with heated target foilsPhysical Review E, 2004
- Influence of the Laser Prepulse on Proton Acceleration in Thin-Foil ExperimentsPhysical Review Letters, 2004
- Spatial Uniformity of Laser-Accelerated Ultrahigh-Current MeV Electron Propagation in Metals and InsulatorsPhysical Review Letters, 2003
- Proton beams generated with high-intensity lasers: Applications to medical isotope productionApplied Physics Letters, 2003
- Experimental study of proton emission from 60-fs, 200-mJ high-repetition-rate tabletop-laser pulses interacting with solid targetsPhysical Review E, 2003
- Enhancement of Proton Acceleration by Hot-Electron Recirculation in Thin Foils Irradiated by Ultraintense Laser PulsesPhysical Review Letters, 2002
- Energetic Heavy-Ion and Proton Generation from Ultraintense Laser-Plasma Interactions with SolidsPhysical Review Letters, 2000
- Hard x-ray emission in high intensity femtosecond laser–target interactionPhysics of Plasmas, 1999
- The expansion of a plasma into a vacuumJournal of Plasma Physics, 1975