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Preparation and characterization of nanometer-thin freestanding polymer foils for laser-ion acceleration

Aurand, Bastian LU ; Elkin, Bentsian ; Heim, Lars-Oliver ; Lommel, Bettina ; Kindler, Birgit ; Tomut, Marilena ; Roedel, Christian ; Kuschel, Stephan ; Jaeckel, Oliver and Barz, Jakob , et al. (2013) In Journal of Polymer Science. Part B, Polymer Physics 51(18). p.1355-1360
Abstract
We report on the production and characterization of polymer-based ultra-thin (sub 10 nm) foils suited for experiments on laser-ion acceleration in the regime of radiation pressure acceleration. Beside the remarkable mechanical stability compared with commonly used diamond-like-carbon foils, a very homogeneous layer thickness and a small surface roughness have been achieved. We describe the technical issues of the production process as well as detailed studies of the mechanical stability and surface roughness tests. The capability of producing uniform targets of large area is essential for advanced laser-ion acceleration projects which are dealing with high repetition rate and extended measurement series, but might also be useful for other... (More)
We report on the production and characterization of polymer-based ultra-thin (sub 10 nm) foils suited for experiments on laser-ion acceleration in the regime of radiation pressure acceleration. Beside the remarkable mechanical stability compared with commonly used diamond-like-carbon foils, a very homogeneous layer thickness and a small surface roughness have been achieved. We describe the technical issues of the production process as well as detailed studies of the mechanical stability and surface roughness tests. The capability of producing uniform targets of large area is essential for advanced laser-ion acceleration projects which are dealing with high repetition rate and extended measurement series, but might also be useful for other applications which require ultra-thin and freestanding substrates of high quality. (c) 2013 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J. Polym. Sci., Part B: Polym. Phys. 2013, 51, 1355-1360 (Less)
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atomic force microscopy (AFM), laser-ion acceleration, plasma physics, separation techniques, targets, thin films, ultra-thin-polymer foils
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Journal of Polymer Science. Part B, Polymer Physics
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51
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18
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1355 - 1360
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John Wiley & Sons Inc.
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0887-6266
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10.1002/polb.23340
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English
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  author       = {{Aurand, Bastian and Elkin, Bentsian and Heim, Lars-Oliver and Lommel, Bettina and Kindler, Birgit and Tomut, Marilena and Roedel, Christian and Kuschel, Stephan and Jaeckel, Oliver and Barz, Jakob and Kuehl, Thomas}},
  issn         = {{0887-6266}},
  keywords     = {{atomic force microscopy (AFM); laser-ion acceleration; plasma physics; separation techniques; targets; thin films; ultra-thin-polymer foils}},
  language     = {{eng}},
  number       = {{18}},
  pages        = {{1355--1360}},
  publisher    = {{John Wiley & Sons Inc.}},
  series       = {{Journal of Polymer Science. Part B, Polymer Physics}},
  title        = {{Preparation and characterization of nanometer-thin freestanding polymer foils for laser-ion acceleration}},
  url          = {{http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/polb.23340}},
  doi          = {{10.1002/polb.23340}},
  volume       = {{51}},
  year         = {{2013}},
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