TY - JOUR
T1 - Laser-accelerated protons
T2 - Perspectives for control/optimization of beam properties
AU - Borghesi, M.
AU - Cecchetti, C. A.
AU - Romagnani, L.
AU - Antici, P.
AU - Audebert, P.
AU - Fuchs, J.
AU - D'Humieres, E.
AU - Brambrink, E.
AU - Toncian, T.
AU - Pipahl, A.
AU - Willi, O.
AU - Lefevbre, E.
PY - 2007/2/10
Y1 - 2007/2/10
N2 - The acceleration of high-energy ion beams (up to several tens of MeV per nucleon) following the interaction of short (t<1ps) and intense (Iλ2 > 1018Wcm-2μm2) laser pulses with solid targets has been one of the most active areas of research in the last few years. The exceptional properties of these beams (high brightness and high spectral cutoff, high directionality and laminarity, short burst duration) distinguish them from those of the lower energy ions accelerated in earlier experiments at moderate laser intensities. In view of these properties, laser-driven ion beams can be employed in a number of groundbreaking applications in the scientific, technological and medical areas. This paper reviews the current state-of-the-art, highlights recent developments and indicate future directions of this research area.
AB - The acceleration of high-energy ion beams (up to several tens of MeV per nucleon) following the interaction of short (t<1ps) and intense (Iλ2 > 1018Wcm-2μm2) laser pulses with solid targets has been one of the most active areas of research in the last few years. The exceptional properties of these beams (high brightness and high spectral cutoff, high directionality and laminarity, short burst duration) distinguish them from those of the lower energy ions accelerated in earlier experiments at moderate laser intensities. In view of these properties, laser-driven ion beams can be employed in a number of groundbreaking applications in the scientific, technological and medical areas. This paper reviews the current state-of-the-art, highlights recent developments and indicate future directions of this research area.
KW - High-intensity laser-matter interaction
KW - Ion acceleration
U2 - 10.1142/s0217979207042392
DO - 10.1142/s0217979207042392
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:33847346013
SN - 0217-9792
VL - 21
SP - 590
EP - 599
JO - International Journal of Modern Physics B
JF - International Journal of Modern Physics B
IS - 3-4
ER -