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Theory of laser ion acceleration from a foil target of nanometer thickness |
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| Authors: | X Q Yan T Tajima M Hegelich L Yin D Habs |
| Institution: | 1. Max-Planck-Institut f. Quantenoptik, 85748, Garching, Germany 2. State Key Lab of Nuclear Physics and Technology, Peking University, Beijing, 100871, China 3. Center for Applied Physics and Technology, Peking University, Beijing, China 4. Photo-Medical Research Center, JAEA, Kyoto, 619-0215, Japan 5. Fakultaet f. Physik, LMU Muenchen, 85748, Garching, Germany 6. Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, NM, 87545, USA |
| Abstract: | A theory for ion acceleration by ultrashort laser pulses is presented to evaluate the maximum ion energy in the interaction of ultrahigh contrast (UHC) intense laser pulses with a nanometer-scale foil. In this regime, the ion energy may be directly related to the laser intensity and subsequent electron dynamics. This leads to a simple analytical expression for the ion energy gain under the laser irradiation of thin targets. Significantly higher energies for thin targets than for thicker targets are predicted. The theory is concretized with a view to compare with the results and their details of recent experiments. |
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