Fast ion acceleration from thin foils irradiated by ultra-high intensity, ultra-high contrast laser pulses

R. Prasad; A. A. Andreev; S. Ter-Avetisyan; D. Doria; K. E. Quinn; L. Romagnani; C. M. Brenner; D. C. Carroll; N. P. Dover; D. Neely; P. S. Foster; P. Gallegos; J. S. Green; P. McKenna; Z. Najmudin; C. A.J. Palmer; J. Schreiber; M. J.V. Streeter; O. Tresca; M. Zepf; M. Borghesi

doi:10.1063/1.3643133

Fast ion acceleration from thin foils irradiated by ultra-high intensity, ultra-high contrast laser pulses

R. Prasad
, A. A. Andreev
, S. Ter-Avetisyan
, D. Doria
, K. E. Quinn
, L. Romagnani
, C. M. Brenner
, D. C. Carroll
, N. P. Dover
, D. Neely
, P. S. Foster
, P. Gallegos
, J. S. Green
, P. McKenna
, Z. Najmudin
, C. A.J. Palmer
, J. Schreiber
, M. J.V. Streeter
, O. Tresca
, M. Zepf

M. Borghesi

Queen's University of Belfast
STC Vavilov State Optical Institute
Max-Born-Institute
Central Laser Facility
University of Strathclyde
Imperial College London
Max-Planck Institut für Quantenoptik

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Abstract

Ion acceleration resulting from the interaction of ultra-high intensity (2 × 10²⁰ W/cm²) and ultra-high contrast (∼10 ¹⁰) laser pulses with 0.05-10 m thick Al foils at normal (0) and 35 laser incidence is investigated. When decreasing the target thickness from 10 m down to 0.05 μm, the accelerated ions become less divergent and the ion flux increases, particularly at normal (0°) laser incidence on the target. A laser energy conversion into protons of ∼6.5% is estimated at 35° laser incidence. Experimental results are in reasonable agreement with theoretical estimates and can be a benchmark for further theoretical and computational work.

Original language	English
Article number	121504
Journal	Applied Physics Letters
Volume	99
Issue number	12
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3643133
Publication status	Published - 19 Sept 2011
Externally published	Yes

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Prasad, R., Andreev, A. A., Ter-Avetisyan, S., Doria, D., Quinn, K. E., Romagnani, L., Brenner, C. M., Carroll, D. C., Dover, N. P., Neely, D., Foster, P. S., Gallegos, P., Green, J. S., McKenna, P., Najmudin, Z., Palmer, C. A. J., Schreiber, J., Streeter, M. J. V., Tresca, O., ... Borghesi, M. (2011). Fast ion acceleration from thin foils irradiated by ultra-high intensity, ultra-high contrast laser pulses. Applied Physics Letters, 99(12), Article 121504. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3643133

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