Characteristics of ion beams generated in the interaction of ultra-short laser pulses with ultra-thin foils

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McIlvenny, A. and Ahmed, H. and Scullion, C. and Doria, D. and Romagnani, L. and Martin, P. and Naughton, K. and Sgattoni, A. and Symes, D.R. and Macchi, A. and McKenna, P. and Zepf, M. and Kar, S. and Borghesi, M. (2020) Characteristics of ion beams generated in the interaction of ultra-short laser pulses with ultra-thin foils. Plasma Physics and Controlled Fusion, 62. 054001. ISSN 0741-3335 (https://doi.org/10.1088/1361-6587/ab7d26)

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Abstract

Experiments investigating ion acceleration from laser-irradiated ultra-thin foils on the GEMINI laser facility at the Rutherford Appleton Laboratory indicate a transition to 'Light Sail' Radiation Pressure Acceleration when using circularly polarized, high contrast laser pulses. This paper complements previously published results with additional data and modelling which provide information on the multispecies dynamics taking place during the acceleration, and provides an indication on expected scaling of these processes at higher laser intensities.

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McIlvenny, A., Ahmed, H., Scullion, C., Doria, D., Romagnani, L., Martin, P., Naughton, K., Sgattoni, A., Symes, D.R., Macchi, A., McKenna, P. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8061-7091, Zepf, M., Kar, S. and Borghesi, M.;
  • Item type:Article
    ID code:71733
    Dates:
    Date
    Event
    30 March 2020
    Published
    5 March 2020
    Accepted
    Subjects:Science > Physics
    Department:Faculty of Science > Physics
    Depositing user: Pure Administrator
    Date deposited:09 Mar 2020 15:21
    Last modified:11 Nov 2024 12:37
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    URI:https://strathprints.strath.ac.uk/id/eprint/71733
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