Abstract
A range of laser-driven proton-induced reactions in copper from a petawatt laser-solid interaction were investigated. The experiment was carried out on petawatt arm of VULCAN Nd:Glass laser at the Rutherford Appleton Laboratory, U.K. where Cu foils were exposed to the proton beams from the laser-irradiated target which induced nuclear reactions. This technique used a very thin layer of copper which was inserted into the proton beam which had a smaller impact on the proton beam and was optimized according to the energies and intensities of the protons. The results show that the energy spectrum of the accelerated protons was in the range of 10-40 MeV.
| Language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages | 675-677 |
| Number of pages | 3 |
| Journal | Applied Physics Letters |
| Volume | 84 |
| Issue number | 5 |
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| Publication status | Published - 2 Feb 2004 |
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Keywords
- laser-plasma interactions
- nuclear reactions and processes
- acceleration
- Copper
- isotopes
- laser pulses
- plasma applications
- plasma theory
- proton beams
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Nuclear reactions in copper induced by protons from a petawatt laser-foil interaction. / Yang, J. M.; McKenna, P.; Ledingham, K. W.D.; McCanny, T.; Shimizu, S.; Robson, L.; Clarke, R. J.; Neely, D.; Norreys, P. A.; Wei, M. S.; Krushelnick, K.; Nilson, P.; Mangles, S. P.D.; Singhal, R. P.
In: Applied Physics Letters, Vol. 84, No. 5, 02.02.2004, p. 675-677.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
TY - JOUR
T1 - Nuclear reactions in copper induced by protons from a petawatt laser-foil interaction
AU - Yang, J. M.
AU - McKenna, P.
AU - Ledingham, K. W.D.
AU - McCanny, T.
AU - Shimizu, S.
AU - Robson, L.
AU - Clarke, R. J.
AU - Neely, D.
AU - Norreys, P. A.
AU - Wei, M. S.
AU - Krushelnick, K.
AU - Nilson, P.
AU - Mangles, S. P.D.
AU - Singhal, R. P.
N1 - This article may be downloaded for personal use only. Any other use requires prior permission of the author and AIP Publishing. This article appeared in Appl. Phys. Lett. 84, 675 (2004); and may be found at https://doi.org/10.1063/1.1645314
PY - 2004/2/2
Y1 - 2004/2/2
N2 - A range of laser-driven proton-induced reactions in copper from a petawatt laser-solid interaction were investigated. The experiment was carried out on petawatt arm of VULCAN Nd:Glass laser at the Rutherford Appleton Laboratory, U.K. where Cu foils were exposed to the proton beams from the laser-irradiated target which induced nuclear reactions. This technique used a very thin layer of copper which was inserted into the proton beam which had a smaller impact on the proton beam and was optimized according to the energies and intensities of the protons. The results show that the energy spectrum of the accelerated protons was in the range of 10-40 MeV.
AB - A range of laser-driven proton-induced reactions in copper from a petawatt laser-solid interaction were investigated. The experiment was carried out on petawatt arm of VULCAN Nd:Glass laser at the Rutherford Appleton Laboratory, U.K. where Cu foils were exposed to the proton beams from the laser-irradiated target which induced nuclear reactions. This technique used a very thin layer of copper which was inserted into the proton beam which had a smaller impact on the proton beam and was optimized according to the energies and intensities of the protons. The results show that the energy spectrum of the accelerated protons was in the range of 10-40 MeV.
KW - laser-plasma interactions
KW - nuclear reactions and processes
KW - acceleration
KW - Copper
KW - isotopes
KW - laser pulses
KW - plasma applications
KW - plasma theory
KW - proton beams
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U2 - 10.1063/1.1645314
DO - 10.1063/1.1645314
M3 - Article
VL - 84
SP - 675
EP - 677
JO - Applied Physics Letters
T2 - Applied Physics Letters
JF - Applied Physics Letters
SN - 0003-6951
IS - 5
ER -