A Platform for Laser-Driven Ion Sources Generated with Nanosecond Laser Pulses in the Intensity Range of 1013–1015 W/cm2

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An experimental platform for laser-driven ion (sub-MeV) acceleration and potential applications was commissioned at the HiLASE laser facility. The auxiliary beam of the Bivoj laser system operating at a GW level peak power (~10 J in 5–10 ns) and 1–10 Hz repetition rate enabled a stable production of high-current ion beams of multiple species (Al, Ti, Fe, Si, Cu, and Sn). The produced laser–plasma ion sources were fully characterized against the laser intensity on the target (1013–1015 W/cm2) by varying the laser energy, focal spot size, and pulse duration. The versatility and tuneability of such high-repetition-rate laser–plasma ion sources are of potential interest for user applications. Such a statistically accurate study was facilitated by the large amount of data acquired at the high repetition rate (1–10 Hz) provided by the Bivoj laser system.
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  • Ministry of Education, Youth, and Sports of the Czech Republic (LQ1606, CZ. 02.1.01/0.0/0.0/16_019/0000789, 19-24619S, CZ. 02.1.01/0.0/0.0/16_019/0000778, CfP-FSD-AWP21-ENR-01-CEA-02, RVO 68407700, CZ. 02.1.01/0.0/0.0/15_006/0000674)
  • project Advanced Research Using High-Intensity-Laser-Produced Photons and Particles (LQ1606, CZ. 02.1.01/0.0/0.0/16_019/0000789, 19-24619S, CZ. 02.1.01/0.0/0.0/16_019/0000778, CfP-FSD-AWP21-ENR-01-CEA-02, RVO 68407700, CZ. 02.1.01/0.0/0.0/15_006/0000674)
  • The Czech Science Foundation project (LQ1606, CZ. 02.1.01/0.0/0.0/16_019/0000789, 19-24619S, CZ. 02.1.01/0.0/0.0/16_019/0000778, CfP-FSD-AWP21-ENR-01-CEA-02, RVO 68407700, CZ. 02.1.01/0.0/0.0/15_006/0000674)
  • European Regional Development Fund Project (LQ1606, CZ. 02.1.01/0.0/0.0/16_019/0000789, 19-24619S, CZ. 02.1.01/0.0/0.0/16_019/0000778, CfP-FSD-AWP21-ENR-01-CEA-02, RVO 68407700, CZ. 02.1.01/0.0/0.0/15_006/0000674)
  • EUROfusion project (LQ1606, CZ. 02.1.01/0.0/0.0/16_019/0000789, 19-24619S, CZ. 02.1.01/0.0/0.0/16_019/0000778, CfP-FSD-AWP21-ENR-01-CEA-02, RVO 68407700, CZ. 02.1.01/0.0/0.0/15_006/0000674)
  • European Regional Development Fund (LQ1606, CZ. 02.1.01/0.0/0.0/16_019/0000789, 19-24619S, CZ. 02.1.01/0.0/0.0/16_019/0000778, CfP-FSD-AWP21-ENR-01-CEA-02, RVO 68407700, CZ. 02.1.01/0.0/0.0/15_006/0000674)

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