High-intensity laser-driven proton acceleration: influence of pulse contrast
(2006) In Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society A: Mathematical, Physical and Engineering Science 364(1840). p.711-723- Abstract
- Proton acceleration from the interaction of ultra-short laser pulses with thin foil targets at intensities greater than 10(18) W cm(-2) is discussed. An overview of the physical processes giving rise to the generation of protons with multi-MeV energies, in well defined beams with excellent spatial quality, is presented. Specifically, the discussion centres on the influence of laser pulse contrast on the spatial and energy distributions of accelerated proton beams. Results from an ongoing experimental investigation of proton acceleration using the 10 Hz multi-terawatt Ti : sapphire laser (35 fs, 35 TW) at the Lund Laser Centre are discussed. It is demonstrated that a window of amplified spontaneous emission (ASE) conditions exist, for which... (More)
- Proton acceleration from the interaction of ultra-short laser pulses with thin foil targets at intensities greater than 10(18) W cm(-2) is discussed. An overview of the physical processes giving rise to the generation of protons with multi-MeV energies, in well defined beams with excellent spatial quality, is presented. Specifically, the discussion centres on the influence of laser pulse contrast on the spatial and energy distributions of accelerated proton beams. Results from an ongoing experimental investigation of proton acceleration using the 10 Hz multi-terawatt Ti : sapphire laser (35 fs, 35 TW) at the Lund Laser Centre are discussed. It is demonstrated that a window of amplified spontaneous emission (ASE) conditions exist, for which the direction of proton emission is sensitive to the ASE-pedestal preceding the peak of the laser pulse, and that by significantly improving the temporal contrast, using plasma mirrors, efficient proton acceleration is observed from target foils with thickness less than 50 nm. (Less)
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- McKenna, P ; Lindau, Filip LU ; Lundh, Olle LU ; Neely, D ; Persson, Anders LU and Wahlström, Claes-Göran LU
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- 2006
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- Contribution to journal
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- keywords
- laser-plasma interactions, laser-particle acceleration, proton beam
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- Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society A: Mathematical, Physical and Engineering Science
- volume
- 364
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- 1840
- pages
- 711 - 723
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- Royal Society Publishing
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- wos:000235974100013
- pmid:16483959
- scopus:33645295253
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- 1364-503X
- DOI
- 10.1098/rsta.2005.1733
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- English
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abstract = {{Proton acceleration from the interaction of ultra-short laser pulses with thin foil targets at intensities greater than 10(18) W cm(-2) is discussed. An overview of the physical processes giving rise to the generation of protons with multi-MeV energies, in well defined beams with excellent spatial quality, is presented. Specifically, the discussion centres on the influence of laser pulse contrast on the spatial and energy distributions of accelerated proton beams. Results from an ongoing experimental investigation of proton acceleration using the 10 Hz multi-terawatt Ti : sapphire laser (35 fs, 35 TW) at the Lund Laser Centre are discussed. It is demonstrated that a window of amplified spontaneous emission (ASE) conditions exist, for which the direction of proton emission is sensitive to the ASE-pedestal preceding the peak of the laser pulse, and that by significantly improving the temporal contrast, using plasma mirrors, efficient proton acceleration is observed from target foils with thickness less than 50 nm.}},
author = {{McKenna, P and Lindau, Filip and Lundh, Olle and Neely, D and Persson, Anders and Wahlström, Claes-Göran}},
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keywords = {{laser-plasma interactions; laser-particle acceleration; proton beam}},
language = {{eng}},
number = {{1840}},
pages = {{711--723}},
publisher = {{Royal Society Publishing}},
series = {{Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society A: Mathematical, Physical and Engineering Science}},
title = {{High-intensity laser-driven proton acceleration: influence of pulse contrast}},
url = {{https://lup.lub.lu.se/search/files/4491777/2425928.pdf}},
doi = {{10.1098/rsta.2005.1733}},
volume = {{364}},
year = {{2006}},
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