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Energetic particle generation and transportation in interaction of ultra-intense laser with foil target. / Okada, T.; Andreev, A. A.; Toraya, S.; Kitada, T.
In: Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering, Vol. 5228, 2003, p. 333-344.Research output: Contribution to journal › Conference article › peer-review
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TY - JOUR
T1 - Energetic particle generation and transportation in interaction of ultra-intense laser with foil target
AU - Okada, T.
AU - Andreev, A. A.
AU - Toraya, S.
AU - Kitada, T.
PY - 2003
Y1 - 2003
N2 - Analysis and particle-in-cell (PIC) simulations of fast particles produced by a short laser pulse with duration of 40 fs and intensity ≥ 1018 W/cm2 interacting with a foil target are performed. Initially, the plasma density distribution of the foil target has a smooth gradient with the scale-length of plasma density varying across it. The absorbed laser energy is transferred to fast electrons, which interact with the foil and are partially ejected from the foil surface. These electrons produce an electric field that causes an ion beam to be emitted from the foil. We analyze the different mechanisms of ion acceleration in the foil plasma and the influence of density gradient and other laser and plasma parameters on ion acceleration. The angular distributions of the ejected electrons and ions are calculated. The optimum laser-plasma parameters needed to achieve the most highly focused ion beam are analyzed.
AB - Analysis and particle-in-cell (PIC) simulations of fast particles produced by a short laser pulse with duration of 40 fs and intensity ≥ 1018 W/cm2 interacting with a foil target are performed. Initially, the plasma density distribution of the foil target has a smooth gradient with the scale-length of plasma density varying across it. The absorbed laser energy is transferred to fast electrons, which interact with the foil and are partially ejected from the foil surface. These electrons produce an electric field that causes an ion beam to be emitted from the foil. We analyze the different mechanisms of ion acceleration in the foil plasma and the influence of density gradient and other laser and plasma parameters on ion acceleration. The angular distributions of the ejected electrons and ions are calculated. The optimum laser-plasma parameters needed to achieve the most highly focused ion beam are analyzed.
KW - Fast electron
KW - Fast ion
KW - Ion jet
KW - Particle-in-cell method
KW - Ultra-intense laser
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=1842424989&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1117/12.536782
DO - 10.1117/12.536782
M3 - Conference article
AN - SCOPUS:1842424989
VL - 5228
SP - 333
EP - 344
JO - Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering
JF - Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering
SN - 0277-786X
T2 - ECLIM 2002: 27th European Conference on Laser Interaction with Matter
Y2 - 7 October 2002 through 11 October 2002
ER -
ID: 86382794