Energy exchange via multi-species streaming in laser-driven ion acceleration

King, M. and Gray, R. J. and Powell, H. W. and Capdessus, R. and McKenna, P. (2016) Energy exchange via multi-species streaming in laser-driven ion acceleration. Plasma Physics and Controlled Fusion. ISSN 0741-3335 (In Press)

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    Abstract

    Due to the complex electron dynamics and multiple ion acceleration mechanisms that can take place in the interaction of an ultra-intense laser pulse with a thin foil, it is possible for multiple charged particle populations to overlap in space with varying momentum distributions. In certain scenarios this can drive streaming instabilities such as the relativistic Buneman instability and the ion-ion acoustic instability. The potential for such instabilities to occur are demonstrated using particle-in-cell simulations. It is shown that if a population of ions can be accelerated such that it can propagate through other slowly expanding ion populations, energy exchange can occur via the ion-ion acoustic instability.

    Creators(s): King, M. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3370-6141, Gray, R. J. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0610-9595, Powell, H. W., Capdessus, R. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3403-6023 and McKenna, P. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8061-7091;
    Item type:Article
    ID code:57364
    Notes:This is an author-created, un-copyedited version of an article accepted for publication in Plasma Physics and Controlled Fusion. The publisher is not responsible for any errors or omissions in this version of the manuscript or any version derived from it. The Version of Record is available online at http://iopscience.iop.org/journal/0741-3335
    Keywords:plasma instabilities, laser plasma interaction, laser plasma acceleration, ion acceleration, electron dynamics, laser pulse, particle-in-cell simulations, ion-ion acoustic instability, Physics, Physics and Astronomy(all)
    Subjects:Science > Physics
    Department:Faculty of Science > Physics
    Depositing user: Pure Administrator
    Date deposited:10 Aug 2016 15:50
    Last modified:07 Feb 2020 05:17
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    URI:https://strathprints.strath.ac.uk/id/eprint/57364
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