Synchronized ion acceleration by ultraintense slow light
Plasma Physics
2016-03-02 v1
Abstract
An effective scheme of synchronized laser-triggered ion acceleration and the corresponding theoretical model are proposed for a slow light pulse of relativistic intensity, which penetrates into a near-critical-density plasma, strongly slows, and then increases its group velocity during propagation within a target. The 3D PIC simulations confirm this concept for proton acceleration by a femtosecond petawatt-class laser pulse experiencing relativistic self-focusing, quantify the characteristics of the generated protons, and demonstrate a significant increase of their energy compared with the proton energy generated from optimized ultrathin solid dense foils.
Cite
@article{arxiv.1510.03254,
title = {Synchronized ion acceleration by ultraintense slow light},
author = {A. V. Brantov and E. A. Govras and V. F. Kovalev and V. Yu. Bychenkov},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1510.03254},
year = {2016}
}
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