Laser-driven collimated tens-GeV monoenergetic protons from mass-limited target plus preformed channel
Abstract
Proton acceleration by ultra-intense laser pulse irradiating a target with cross-section smaller than the laser spot size and connected to a parabolic density channel is investigated. The target splits the laser into two parallel propagating parts, which snowplow the back-side plasma electrons along their paths, creating two adjacent parallel wakes and an intense return current in the gap between them. The radiation-pressure pre-accelerated target protons trapped in the wake fields now undergo acceleration as well as collimation by the quasistatic wake electrostatic and magnetic fields. Particle-in-cell (PIC) simulation shows that stable long-distance acceleration can be realized, and a 30 fs monoenergetic ion beam of > 10 GeV peak energy and < 2degree divergence can be produced by a 9.8 *10^21 W/cm2 circularly polarized laser pulse.
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@article{arxiv.1112.1816,
title = {Laser-driven collimated tens-GeV monoenergetic protons from mass-limited target plus preformed channel},
author = {F. L. Zheng and S. Z. Wu and H. C. Wu and H. B. Cai and M. Y. Yu and T. Tajima and X. Q. Yan and X. T. He},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1112.1816},
year = {2011}
}
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9page,4figures