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Generation of MeV proton with 30 mJ laser energy by optimizing focusing spot using deformable mirror. / Nayuki, Takuya; Fujii, Takashi; Oishi, Yuji; Takano, Kei; Wang, Xiaofang; Andreev, Alexander A.; Nemoto, Koshichi; Ueda, Ken Ichi.
In: Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering, Vol. 6018, 60180F, 2005.Research output: Contribution to journal › Conference article › peer-review
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T1 - Generation of MeV proton with 30 mJ laser energy by optimizing focusing spot using deformable mirror
AU - Nayuki, Takuya
AU - Fujii, Takashi
AU - Oishi, Yuji
AU - Takano, Kei
AU - Wang, Xiaofang
AU - Andreev, Alexander A.
AU - Nemoto, Koshichi
AU - Ueda, Ken Ichi
PY - 2005
Y1 - 2005
N2 - The generation of energetic protons using a polyimide tape of 7.5 μm thickness was carried out with laser pulses of 30 mJ energy and 80 fs duration. A deformable mirror system with a genetic algorithm (GA) was developed to optimize the laser-focusing spot. The fitness values used in the GA were measured from the focusing intensities under the low-gain condition of the power amplifier, or from x-ray in situ signals emitted from the target. Although we obtained a diffraction-limited size of 2 μm (full width at half maximum) using the former value, a precise optimization using the latter value was essential to accelerate protons whose flux was 106/MeV/shot to a maximum energy of 1.1 ± 0.3 MeV with laser pulses of only 30 mJ energy since a laser spot that is too tight may be sensitive to wave-front distortion caused by residual thermal lenses of the power amplifier.
AB - The generation of energetic protons using a polyimide tape of 7.5 μm thickness was carried out with laser pulses of 30 mJ energy and 80 fs duration. A deformable mirror system with a genetic algorithm (GA) was developed to optimize the laser-focusing spot. The fitness values used in the GA were measured from the focusing intensities under the low-gain condition of the power amplifier, or from x-ray in situ signals emitted from the target. Although we obtained a diffraction-limited size of 2 μm (full width at half maximum) using the former value, a precise optimization using the latter value was essential to accelerate protons whose flux was 106/MeV/shot to a maximum energy of 1.1 ± 0.3 MeV with laser pulses of only 30 mJ energy since a laser spot that is too tight may be sensitive to wave-front distortion caused by residual thermal lenses of the power amplifier.
KW - Deformable mirror
KW - Genetic algorithm
KW - Polyimide
KW - Proton acceleration
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=33644810599&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1117/12.669278
DO - 10.1117/12.669278
M3 - Conference article
AN - SCOPUS:33644810599
VL - 6018
JO - Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering
JF - Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering
SN - 0277-786X
M1 - 60180F
T2 - 5th International Workshop on Adaptive Optics for Industry and Medicine
Y2 - 29 August 2005 through 1 September 2005
ER -
ID: 85669669