Multi-MeV Proton Source Investigations in Ultraintense Laser-Foil Interactions

M. Borghesi; A. J. Mackinnon; D. H. Campbell; D. G. Hicks; S. Kar; P. K. Patel; D. Price; L. Romagnani; A. Schiavi; O. Willi

Multi-MeV Proton Source Investigations in Ultraintense Laser-Foil Interactions

M. Borghesi
, A. J. Mackinnon
, D. H. Campbell
, D. G. Hicks
, S. Kar
, P. K. Patel
, D. Price
, L. Romagnani
, A. Schiavi
, O. Willi

Queen's University of Belfast
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
Imperial College London
University of Rome
Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf

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Abstract

The multi-Mev proton emission from thin foils irradiated with ultra-intense laser pulses was investigated. It was observed that protons were emitted, in a quasilaminar fashion, from a region of transverse size of the order of 100-200μm. An estimate of the size of the virtual source was provided by a computational code, which was developed to simulate the proton beam propagation. Results obtained by analyzing proton radiographs of periodically structured test objects and was corroborated by observations of proton emission from laser-heated thick targets.

Original language	English
Article number	055003
Pages (from-to)	550031-550034
Number of pages	4
Journal	Physical Review Letters
Volume	92
Issue number	5
Publication status	Published - 6 Feb 2004
Externally published	Yes

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Multi-MeV Proton Source Investigations in Ultraintense Laser-Foil Interactions

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