Laser ion acceleration via control of the near-critical density target

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A. Yogo,¹ H. Daido,¹ S. V. Bulanov,¹ K. Nemoto,² Y. Oishi,² T. Nayuki,² T. Fujii,² K. Ogura,¹ S. Orimo,¹ A. Sagisaka,¹ J.-L. Ma,¹ T. Zh. Esirkepov,¹ M. Mori,¹ M. Nishiuchi,¹ A. S. Pirozhkov,¹ S. Nakamura,³ A. Noda,³ H. Nagatomo,⁴ T. Kimura,¹ and T. Tajima¹
¹Kansai Photon Science Institute, Japan Atomic Energy Agency (JAEA), Kyoto 619-0215, Japan
²Central Research Institute of Electric Power Industry (CRIEPI), Kanagawa 240-0196, Japan
³Institute for Chemical Research, Kyoto University, Kyoto 611-0011, Japan
⁴Institute of Laser Engineering, Osaka University, Osaka 565-0871, Japan

Received 30 July 2007; published 8 January 2008

Duration-controlledamplified spontaneous emission with an intensity of 10¹³ W/cm² is usedto convert a 7.5-µm-thick polyimide foil into a near-critical plasma,in which the p-polarized, 45-fs, 10¹⁹-W/cm² laser pulse generates 3.8-MeVprotons, emitted at some angle between the target normal andthe laser propagation direction of 45°. Particle-in-cell simulations reveal thatthe efficient proton acceleration is due to the generation ofa quasistatic magnetic field on the target rear side withmagnetic pressure inducing and sustaining a charge separation electrostatic field.

URL:	http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/PhysRevE.77.016401
DOI:	10.1103/PhysRevE.77.016401
PACS:	52.38.Kd; 29.27.Fh 52.38.Kd Laser-plasma acceleration of electrons and ions 29.27.Fh Beam characteristics in accelerators YEAR: 2008
KEYWORDS:	plasma density, plasma light propagation, plasma simulation, proton accelerators, superradiance

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