Characterization of proton and heavier ion acceleration in ultrahigh-intensity laser interactions with heated target foils

P. McKenna; K. W.D. Ledingham; J. M. Yang; L. Robson; T. McCanny; S. Shimizu; R. J. Clarke; D. Neely; K. Spohr; R. Chapman; R. P. Singhal; K. Krushelnick; M. S. Wei; P. A. Norreys

doi:10.1103/PhysRevE.70.036405

Characterization of proton and heavier ion acceleration in ultrahigh-intensity laser interactions with heated target foils

P. McKenna^*
, K. W.D. Ledingham
, J. M. Yang
, L. Robson
, T. McCanny
, S. Shimizu
, R. J. Clarke
, D. Neely
, K. Spohr
, R. Chapman
, R. P. Singhal
, K. Krushelnick
, M. S. Wei
, P. A. Norreys

^*Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

The investigation of proton and heavy ion acceleration was carried out in ultrahigh intensity laser plasma interactions using VULCAN lasers. The first spatially integrated measurement of proton and heavy ion acceleration was performed with nuclear activation techniques. High-intensity laser-plasma interactions provide a unique and potentially important source of nuclear radiation for radioisotope production. By controlling the target conditions and the accelerated ion beam properties, the production of radioisotopes can be controlled effectively.

Original language	English
Article number	036405
Number of pages	6
Journal	Physical Review E - Statistical, Nonlinear, and Soft Matter Physics
Volume	70
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevE.70.036405
Publication status	Published - 1 Sept 2004

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( Pergamon , New York, 1985 ). EXFOR cross section data online at http://www.nea.fr/html/dbdata/x4/welcome.htm The authors acknowledge the expert assistance of the VULCAN laser and target area operations teams. P.McK. is supported by a Royal Society of Edinburgh/SEELLD Research Fellowship. J.M.Y. acknowledges support from the China Scholarship Council and S.S. acknowledges support from the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science. This work is funded by the EPSRC (UK).

Keywords

lasers
pressure acceleration
targets
energy absorption
ionization
laser applications
metal foil
energy spectra
ion acceleration

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McKenna, P., Ledingham, K. W. D., Yang, J. M., Robson, L., McCanny, T., Shimizu, S., Clarke, R. J., Neely, D., Spohr, K., Chapman, R., Singhal, R. P., Krushelnick, K., Wei, M. S., & Norreys, P. A. (2004). Characterization of proton and heavier ion acceleration in ultrahigh-intensity laser interactions with heated target foils. Physical Review E - Statistical, Nonlinear, and Soft Matter Physics, 70(3), Article 036405. https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevE.70.036405

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