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High current ionic flows via ultra-fast lasers for fusion applications

Accelerator Physics 2022-12-27 v1 Plasma Physics

Abstract

In the present paper we introduce a new accelerator concept for ions. The accelerator is nano-structured and can consist of a range of materials. It is capable of generating large ionic currents at moderate ion energies. The nano-structures can be tailored towards the accelerator thus being capable of driving ion beams with very high efficiency. The accelerator is powered by laser arrays consisting of many repetitive and efficient lasers in the 100J100 \, \text{J} range with ultra-short intense laser pulses. Combining nano-structures and the proposed ultra-short pulse lasers can lead to new levels of spatio-temporal control and energy efficiency for fusion applications.

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@article{arxiv.2212.12941,
  title  = {High current ionic flows via ultra-fast lasers for fusion applications},
  author = {Hartmut Ruhl and Georg Korn},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2212.12941},
  year   = {2022}
}

Comments

5 pages, 5 figures

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