Laser-ion accelerators: state-of-the-art and scaling laws

0420680 - FZÚ 2014 RIV US eng C - Conference Paper (international conference)
Borghesi, Marco - Kar, S. - Margarone, Daniele
Laser-ion accelerators: state-of-the-art and scaling laws.
2nd ELIMED Workshop and Panel. Melville: AIP, 2013 - (Margarone, D.; Cirrone, P.; Cuttone, G.; Korn, G.), s. 3-8. AIP Conference Proceedings, 1546. ISBN 978-0-7354-1171-5.
[MEDical and Multidisciplinary Applications at ELI (ELIMED) Workshop and Panel /2./. Catania (IT), 18.10.2012-19.10.2012]
R&D Projects: GA MŠMT ED1.1.00/02.0061; GA MŠMT EE.2.3.20.0087; GA MŠMT EE2.3.20.0279
Grant - others:ELI Beamlines(XE) CZ.1.05/1.1.00/02.0061; OP VK 2 LaserGen(XE) CZ.1.07/2.3.00/20.0087; OPVK 3 Laser Zdroj(XE) CZ.1.07/2.3.00/20.0279
Program: EE
Institutional support: RVO:68378271
Keywords : proton acceleration * high-intensity * irradiation * generation * driven * plasma
Subject RIV: BL - Plasma and Gas Discharge Physics

A significant amount of experimental work has been devoted over the last decade to the development and optimization of proton acceleration based on the so-called Target Normal Sheath acceleration mechanism. Several studies have been dedicated to the determination of scaling laws for the maximum energy of the protons as a function of the parameters of the irradiating pulses, studies based on experimental results and on models of the acceleration process. We briefly summarize the state of the art in this area, and review some of the scaling studies presented in the literature. We also discuss some recent results, and projected scalings, related to a different acceleration mechanism for ions, based on the Radiation Pressure of an ultraintense laser pulse.
Permanent Link: http://hdl.handle.net/11104/0227203