飞秒激光与薄膜Cu靶作用时质子能谱实验

采用飞秒激光辐照固体薄膜Cu靶的方式对质子束的产生及质子束能谱开展了实验研究。在SILEX-Ⅰ飞秒激光装置上,保持脉宽为30 fs不变,测量了不同激光能量和功率密度下辐照7 m Cu靶时的质子能谱。研究结果表明：质子沿着靶背法线方向发射,质子在一定能量处出现截断;随着质子束能量的增加,质子束流减小;轰击厚为7 m的Cu靶时,激光能量越大则质子束流越强;随着激光功率密度的增加,质子截止能也随之增加。     

Laser-accelerated protons with energy-dependent beam direction

The spatial distribution of protons, accelerated by intense femtosecond laser pulses interacting with thin target foils under oblique irradiation are investigated. Under certain conditions, the proton beams are directed away from the target normal. This deviation is towards the laser forward direction, with an angle that increases with the level and duration of the amplified spontaneous emission pedestal before the main laser pulse. In addition, for a given laser pulse, this beam deviation increases with proton energy. The observations are discussed in terms of different electron acceleration mechanisms and target normal sheath acceleration, in combination with a laser-controllable shock wave locally deforming the target rear surface.     

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。     

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。     

Distribution uniformity of laser-accelerated proton beams

Compared with conventional accelerators,laser plasma accelerators can generate high energy ions at a greatly reduced scale,due to their TV/m acceleration gradient.A compact laser plasma accelerator(CLAPA) has been built at the Institute of Heavy Ion Physics at Peking University.It will be used for applied research like biological irradiation,astrophysics simulations,etc.A beamline system with multiple quadrupoles and an analyzing magnet for laser-accelerated ions is proposed here.Since laser-accelerated ion beams have broad energy spectra and large angular divergence,the parameters(beam waist position in the Y direction,beam line layout,drift distance,magnet angles etc.) of the beamline system are carefully designed and optimised to obtain a radially symmetric proton distribution at the irradiation platform.Requirements of energy selection and differences in focusing or defocusing in application systems greatly influence the evolution of proton distributions.With optimal parameters,radially symmetric proton distributions can be achieved and protons with different energy spread within ±5% have similar transverse areas at the experiment target.     

超短超强激光与Cu靶相互作用中质子背向发射的实验测量

 在20TW激光器上进行了超短超强激光与金属Cu膜靶的相互作用实验，当靶厚度不同时，采用CR39核径迹探测器测量了质子发射的空间分布和产额；使用Thomson磁谱仪测量了靶背法线方向质子束的能量分布。测量结果表明：质子产额为10 ⁵～10 ⁶每发；质子束沿靶背法线方向发射，与入射激光方向无关，并且存在较小的发射立体角，在一定能量处出现截止，截止能量的大小与靶厚度有关。     

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.     

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。     

神光Ⅱ升级装置激光加速质子照相初步实验研究

在神光Ⅱ升级装置上开展了首轮激光加速质子对间接驱动快点火靶内爆过程的照相实验研究。通过激光与靶参数的优化,获得了能量高于18 MeV的质子束。通过静态客体的照相,获得了优于20 m的高空间分辨网格图像,为开展时间分辨的啁啾质子照相奠定了基础。开展了质子动态照相实验,获得了内爆压缩晚期的质子照相图像。实验发现内爆区域质子照相图像存在大量排空现象。内爆压缩区域不足以阻挡如此大范围质子束,证明了其中存在电磁场使得质子向外排开。动态照相的质子能量较低,分析是ns激光打靶过程产生的X射线及等离子体对质子加速存在影响。后续实验中需要进一步优化靶的屏蔽设计。     

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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。     

神光Ⅱ升级装置激光加速质子照相初步实验研究

在神光Ⅱ升级装置上开展了首轮激光加速质子对间接驱动快点火靶内爆过程的照相实验研究。通过激光与靶参数的优化,获得了能量高于18 MeV的质子束。通过静态客体的照相,获得了优于20 m的高空间分辨网格图像,为开展时间分辨的啁啾质子照相奠定了基础。开展了质子动态照相实验,获得了内爆压缩晚期的质子照相图像。实验发现内爆区域质子照相图像存在大量排空现象。内爆压缩区域不足以阻挡如此大范围质子束,证明了其中存在电磁场使得质子向外排开。动态照相的质子能量较低,分析是ns激光打靶过程产生的X射线及等离子体对质子加速存在影响。后续实验中需要进一步优化靶的屏蔽设计。     

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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.     

Pion and proton emission in interactions induced by relativistic heavy nuclei withZ≧12

The emission of pions and protons in interactions between heavy nuclei from the cosmic radiation (12≦Z≦26) and photoemulsion nuclei has been studied. The angular and energy distributions of target protons are similar to corresponding distributions in proton-nucleus interactions for emission angles >30°. In heavy ion interactions a forward peak of high energy target protons (E>200 MeV)is observed. The energy spectrum of target protons for angles <30° is remarkably flat for heavy ion interactions. For increasing disintegration of the target nucleus the number of produced pions per emitted recoil target proton is almost constant in heavy ion interactions, while it decreases rapidly in proton-nucleus interactions. The logtgΘ distributions of pions have small standard deviations even in interactions with a large target disintegration.     

Forward ion acceleration in thin films driven by a high-intensity laser

A collimated beam of fast protons, with energies as high as 1.5 MeV and total number of greater, similar10(9), confined in a cone angle of 40 degrees +/-10 degrees is observed when a high-intensity high-contrast subpicosecond laser pulse is focused onto a thin foil target. The protons, which appear to originate from impurities on the front side of the target, are accelerated over a region extending into the target and exit out the back side in a direction normal to the target surface. Acceleration field gradients approximately 10 GeV/cm are inferred. The maximum proton energy can be explained by the charge-separation electrostatic-field acceleration due to "vacuum heating."     

Brunel-dominated proton acceleration with a few-cycle laser pulse

Experimental measurements of backward accelerated protons are presented. The beam is produced when an ultrashort (5 fs) laser pulse, delivered by a kHz laser system, with a high temporal contrast (10(8)), interacts with a thick solid target. Under these conditions, proton cutoff energy dependence with laser parameters, such as pulse energy, polarization (from p to s), and pulse duration (from 5 to 500 fs), is studied. Theoretical model and two-dimensional particle-in-cell simulations, in good agreement with a large set of experimental results, indicate that proton acceleration is directly driven by Brunel electrons, in contrast to conventional target normal sheath acceleration that relies on electron thermal pressure.     

Proton acceleration from high-intensity laser interactions with thin foil targets

Measurements of energetic proton production resulting from the interaction of high-intensity laser pulses with foil targets are described. Through the use of layered foil targets and heating of the target material we are able to distinguish three distinct populations of protons. One high energy population is associated with a proton source near the front surface of the target and is observed to be emitted with a characteristic ring structure. A source of typically lower energy, lower divergence protons originates from the rear surface of the target. Finally, a qualitatively separate source of even lower energy protons and ions is observed with a large divergence. Acceleration mechanisms for these separate sources are discussed.     

激光加速质子束对电磁孤立子的照相模拟研究

激光在次稠密等离子中传输, 由于频率下移而被俘获, 从而产生电磁孤立子. 根据先前理论及PIC 模拟给出的孤立子的演化过程, 对不同阶段孤立子的电磁场分布进行了建模. 使用Geant4蒙特卡罗程序, 模拟研究了激光加速产生的能量为几个MeV的质子束对后孤立子的照相. 分析了质子能量, 质子源尺寸等因素对照相结果的影响, 并利用了TNSA加速产生质子束的分幅特性, 开展了时间分辨的孤立子照相模拟研究. 模拟给出的质子照相结果验证了文献中给出的孤立子静电场模型, 为以后在实验上探测孤立子提供了理论依据. 关键词： 超短激光 质子照相 孤立子 蒙特卡罗方法     

质子初始位置对激光平面靶相互作用加速质子的影响(英)

为了更细致地理解鞘场质子加速机制,应用2维数值模拟程序Flips2D研究了质子的初始位置对加速以后质子束特性的影响。数值模拟结果表明:质子的初始位置对质子束特性的影响非常明显。质子的出射角与其在横向的初始位置有关,初始位置离激光轴越远,其出射角越大。