100 TW激光与等离子体相互作用中质子背向发射的能谱测量

 用100 TW激光器产生的超短超强激光与5 μm薄膜Cu靶的进行打靶实验，测量了靶背法线方向产生质子的角分布和能谱。实验中采用辐射变色膜片HD810测量质子的角分布，用CR39和Thomson磁谱仪结合测量质子能量分布。测量结果表明：质子发射张角为10°左右，质子沿着靶背法线方向发射，在能量为570 keV处出现截断。通过测量质子能量分布验证了超短超强激光等离子体相互作用过程中靶背法线鞘层质子加速机制。     

飞秒激光中高能质子的产生与加速的研究

为了探索飞秒激光与固体靶相互作用中高能质子的产生和加速机制,在超短超强激光装置“SILEX-I”上进行了飞秒激光与平面固体薄膜Cu靶的相互作用中高能质子空间分布、能谱和产额的实验研究。实验采用固体核径迹探测器CR39和Thomson离子谱仪相结合的方式,在固体靶背表面法线方向测量了质子空间分布、能谱和产额。实验结果表明：质子沿着靶背法线方向发射,质子空间分布呈圆环状,存在一定的立体角;质子在一定能量处出现截断;截断能量的大小与靶厚度有关。经分析,高能离子的产生和加速是多种作用机制共同作用的结果,其中静电场中的TNSA加速机制则占主导地位。     

飞秒激光中高能质子的产生与加速的研究

为了探索飞秒激光与固体靶相互作用中高能质子的产生和加速机制,在超短超强激光装置“SILEX-I”上进行了飞秒激光与平面固体薄膜Cu靶的相互作用中高能质子空间分布、能谱和产额的实验研究。实验采用固体核径迹探测器CR39和Thomson离子谱仪相结合的方式,在固体靶背表面法线方向测量了质子空间分布、能谱和产额。实验结果表明：质子沿着靶背法线方向发射,质子空间分布呈圆环状,存在一定的立体角;质子在一定能量处出现截断;截断能量的大小与靶厚度有关。经分析,高能离子的产生和加速是多种作用机制共同作用的结果,其中静电场中的TNSA加速机制则占主导地位。     

飞秒激光-薄膜靶相互作用中超热电子产额和激光转化效率

 在激光能量130 mJ（靶面），脉宽60 fs，波长800 nm，对比度1∶10^-6，激光与靶法线成45°夹角，P偏振，靶面激光峰值功率密度约为7.0×10¹⁷ W·cm^-2，无预脉冲的条件下，采用电子谱仪与经γ标准源标定的LiF热释光探测器（TLD）相配合，测量了飞秒激光-薄膜靶相互作用中产生的超热电子能谱。根据所测的能谱，推算出超热电子的产额和激光能量转化为超热电子能量的效率，在靶法线方向分别为1.19×10¹⁰/sr和4.55%/sr，在激光反射方向分别为1.83×10⁹/sr和0.76%/sr。结果显示，不同方向的超热电子产额和激光转化效率有所不同，原因在于激光-等离子体相互作用产生的超热电子构成各向异性的分布。     

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实验研究了超短超强激光与7μm薄膜Cu靶的相互作用中靶背法线方向产生的质子和碳离子的能量分布。实验中采用CR39和Thomson磁谱仪相结合测量质子和碳离子能谱。实验中观察到了质子和C4+、C3+、C2+和C1+离子。实验结果表明:离子沿着靶背法线方向发射,离子在一定能量处出现截断;质子的产额远远高于碳离子产额;C4+、C3+、C2+和C1+最大截止能之比约为4:3:2:1。     

利用汤姆逊离子谱仪测量超短超强激光质子能谱

本文给出了利用汤姆逊(Thomson)离子谱仪测量超短超强激光与等离子体相互作用中产生的高能质子能谱的一种方法.该方法是利用Thomson离子谱仪(平均磁场强度为0.167 T,电场加高压为3000 V,电场强度约为0.429 MV/m)和固体核径迹探测器CR39相结合,在固体靶背表面测量了激光的高能质子能谱.结果显示:质子沿着靶背法线方向发射,质子在一定能量处出现截止,截止能量与靶厚度和靶材料密切相关.分析认为,靶法线鞘层加速(TNSA)机制是质子能谱分布及能量截止的主要原因.     

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实验研究了超强激光与平面薄膜Cu靶的相互作用中,在靶背法线方向产生的离子能量分布.实验中采用固体核径迹探测器CR39和Thomson谱仪相结合测量离子能谱.实验中同时测量到了质子和C4+、C3+、C2+和C1+离子.实验结果表明:离子沿着靶背法线方向发射,离子在一定能量处出现截断;在固体核径迹探测器CR39上可以看出碳离子信号比质子信号弱,质子的产额远高于碳离子,质子对碳离子有屏蔽作用;在相同发次中C4+、C3+、C2+和C1+离子随着荷质比的增大,相应离子的截止能增加.     

飞秒激光作用下质子产额及空间分布

在超短超强激光装置SILEX-Ⅰ上,利用HD810辐射变色膜在靶背法线方向测量了质子产额及空间分布。测量结果显示:光学密度与质子流量密切相关,光学密度越大,质子流量就越大;当C8H8厚度相同,Cu厚度增加时,质子产额随辐射变色膜的光学密度平均值减小而减小;当靶相同,激光功率密度越小时,光学密度平均值就越小,则质子产额也越小;实验中还得到了质子呈环状、成丝和圆盘状结构的空间分布,该空间分布的大小与激光焦斑大小无关。     

激光功率密度对Al膜靶后表面快电子发射的影响

 报道了在20 TW皮秒激光器上完成的p偏振激光与等离子体相互作用过程中产生的快电子的角分布和能谱测量结果。实验得到：当激光功率密度小于10¹⁷ W/cm²时,电子发射没有明显定向性,在激光入射面内多峰发射;当激光功率密度大于10¹⁷ W/cm2,小于10¹⁸ W/cm²时,电子主要沿靶面法线方向发射;当激光功率密度达到相对论强度时,电子主要沿激光传播方向发射;激光功率密度未达到相对论强度时,靶后表面法线方向快电子能谱拟合平均温度符合共振吸收温度定标率;激光功率密度达相对论强度以上时,靶后表面法线方向快电子能谱拟合平均温度高于已有的温度定标率。     

超强飞秒激光与固体靶产生的超热电子加热机制

 在SILEX-1激光器上测量了超强飞秒激光与Ta靶相互作用产生的出射超热电子能谱及角分布，研究了出射超热电子加热机制。激光脉宽为 30 fs，激光功率密度为8.5×10¹⁸ W/cm²。靶前法线方向超热电子温度为550 keV。从实验结果可知：共振吸收是靶前法线方向超热电子主要加热机制，这与靶前存在大密度标长预等离子体的实验条件吻合。靶厚为6～50 μm时，靶后超热电子沿法线方向出射；靶厚为2 mm时，该发射峰消失。     

Effect of target composition on proton energy spectra in ultraintense laser-solid interactions

We study how the proton density in a target irradiated by an ultraintense laser affects the proton spectrum, with analytical models and Vlasov simulations. A low relative proton density gives rise to peaks in the energy spectrum. Furthermore, a target with the protons confined to a thin, low density layer produces a quasimonoenergetic spectrum. This is a simple technique for producing proton beams with a narrow energy spread for proton radiography of laser-plasma interactions.     

Evolution of energy spectrum from laser-accelerated protons with a 100 fs intense prepulse

A parametric study is reported where a femtosecond prepulse is used to change the target properties before the interaction with a multi-terawatt laser pulse which accelerates protons from a foil target. The proton spectrum as function of the prepulse delay and intensity, up to 1.5 ns and up to 3×10¹⁶ W/cm², respectively, shows a global decrease of the maximum proton energy with delay and intensity. However, under appropriate conditions, it is found that the maximum proton energy increases by more than 10% and that the spectral shape changes.     

Broad energy spectrum of laser-accelerated protons for spallation-related physics

A beam of MeV protons, accelerated by ultraintense laser-pulse interactions with a thin target foil, is used to investigate nuclear reactions of interest for spallation physics. The laser-generated proton beam is shown (protons were measured) to have a broad energy distribution, which closely resembles the expected energy spectrum of evaporative protons (below 50 MeV) produced in GeV-proton-induced spallation reactions. The protons are used to quantify the distribution of residual radioisotopes produced in a representative spallation target (Pb), and the results are compared with calculated predictions based on spectra modeled with nuclear Monte Carlo codes. Laser-plasma particle accelerators are shown to provide data relevant to the design and development of accelerator driven systems.     

Interaction of H_2~+ molecular beam with thin layer graphene foils

The interaction of MeV H_2~+ molecular ions with thin layer graphene and graphite foils was studied by using a highresolution electrostatic analyzer.A large number of fragment protons were observed at zero degree(along the beam direction) when the H_2~+ beam was passing through the monolayer graphene foil, which indicates that the electron of the H_2~+ molecular ions can be stripped easily even by the monolayer graphene foil.More trailing than leading protons were found in the energy spectrum, which means significant wake effect was observed in the monolayer graphene foil.The ratio of the numbers of trailing protons over leading protons first increased with the thickness for the much thinner graphene foils, and then decreased with the thickness for the much thicker graphite foils, which indicates that the bending effect of the wake field on the trailing proton varied with the foil thickness.     

Effect of plasma scale length on multi-MeV proton production by intense laser pulses

The influence of the plasma density scale length on the production of MeV protons from thin foil targets irradiated at I lambda(2) = 5 x 10(19) W cm(-2) has been studied. With an unperturbed foil, protons with energy >20 MeV were formed in an exponential energy spectrum with a temperature of 2.5+/-0.3 MeV. When a plasma with a scale length of 100 microm was preformed on the back of the foil, the maximum proton energy was reduced to <5 MeV and the beam was essentially destroyed. The experimental results are consistent with an electrostatic accelerating mechanism that requires an ultrashort scale length at the back of the target.     

基于带电粒子活化法开展的SGⅡ-U皮秒激光质子加速实验研究

基于带电粒子活化测谱方法在SGⅡ-U装置上开展了皮秒激光靶背鞘场机制质子加速实验研究,对靶参数进行了优化.利用带电粒子活化测谱方法测量了相同激光条件、不同Cu薄膜靶厚度情况下靶背鞘场加速质子的最高截止能量、角分布、总产额以及激光能量到质子的转化效率等关键参数.实验发现,SGⅡ-U皮秒激光靶背鞘场加速机制的最佳Cu薄膜靶厚度为10 μm,对应质子最高能量接近40 MeV,质子（>4 MeV）总产额约4×10¹²个,激光能量到质子的转化效率约2%.薄膜靶更厚或者更薄都会降低加速质子的最高截止能量;当靶厚减薄至1 μm时,皮秒激光的预脉冲开始对靶背鞘场产生显著影响,质子最高截止能量急剧下降,高能质子束斑呈现空心结构;而当靶厚增加至35 μm时,虽然质子束的能量有所降低,但是质子束斑的均匀性更好.     

Proton angular distribution research by a new angle-resolved proton energy spectrometer

The proton spectral and angular distributions simultaneously within the target normal direction and laser propagation direction by using an angle-resolved proton energy spectrometer are studied.For the protons generated in the interactions of 100 fs,800nm laser pulses with aluminum foil targets,the deviations of proton beam centers of different energies from the target normal direction towards the laser propagation direction are different.This is probably because of the toroidal magnetic fields generated at the rear target surface,which deflect protons transversely.As a result,protons in low energy range have large deviation angles,protons in middle energy range have the smallest deviation angles,while protons in high energy tail have large deviation angles.