Proton stopping power measurements using high intensity short pulse lasers produced proton beams

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Abstract

Proton stopping power measurements in solids and gases, typically made using proton accelerators, Van de Graf machines, etc., have existed now for many decades for many elements and compounds. We propose a new method of making this type of measurement using a different source, namely proton beams created by high intensity short pulse lasers. The advantage of this type of source is that there is the high number of particles and short bunch lengths, which is ideal for measurements of evolving mediums such as hot dense plasmas. Our measurements are consistent with exiting data and theory which validates this method.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)105-106
Number of pages2
JournalNuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research, Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment
Volume740
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 11 Mar 2014

Keywords

  • Hot dense plasma
  • Ion beam produced by laser
  • Ion stopping power

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