Analytical Model for Ion Acceleration by High-Intensity Laser Pulses

J. Schreiber, F. Bell, F. Grüner, U. Schramm, M. Geissler, M. Schnürer, S. Ter-Avetisyan, B. M. Hegelich, J. Cobble, E. Brambrink, J. Fuchs, P. Audebert, and D. Habs
Phys. Rev. Lett. 97, 045005 – Published 28 July 2006

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.

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  • Received 2 May 2006

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.97.045005

©2006 American Physical Society

Authors & Affiliations

J. Schreiber1,2,*, F. Bell1, F. Grüner1, U. Schramm1, M. Geissler2, M. Schnürer3, S. Ter-Avetisyan3, B. M. Hegelich4, J. Cobble4, E. Brambrink5, J. Fuchs5, P. Audebert5, and D. Habs1

  • 1Department für Physik, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, Garching, Germany
  • 2Max-Planck-Institut für Quantenoptik, Garching, Germany
  • 3Max-Born-Institut, Berlin, Germany
  • 4Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, New Mexico 87545, USA
  • 5Laboratoire pour l’Utilisation des Lasers Intenses, UMR 7605, CNRS-CEA-École Polytechnique-Université Paris VI, Palaiseau, France

  • *Electronic address: joerg.schreiber@mpq.mpg.de

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Vol. 97, Iss. 4 — 28 July 2006

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