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Ion focusing effect of electron cloud produced by laser-plasma interaction. / Miyazaki, Shuji; Okazaki, Nobuyasu; Sonobe, Ryo; Kong, Qing; Kawata, Shigeo; Andreev, A. A.; Limpouch, Jiri.
In: Laser and Particle Beams, Vol. 24, No. 1, 01.2006, p. 157-161.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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T1 - Ion focusing effect of electron cloud produced by laser-plasma interaction
AU - Miyazaki, Shuji
AU - Okazaki, Nobuyasu
AU - Sonobe, Ryo
AU - Kong, Qing
AU - Kawata, Shigeo
AU - Andreev, A. A.
AU - Limpouch, Jiri
PY - 2006/1
Y1 - 2006/1
N2 - We propose a focusing mechanism of high-energy ions by an electron cloud produced by a laser interaction with slab plasma. In our 2.5-dimensional (2.5D) particle-in-cell simulations, the laser intensity is 2 × 1020 W/cm2, the laser wavelength λ is 1.053 μm, and the laser spot size is 2.5 λ. When the high intensity laser irradiates slab plasma, electrons are accelerated, oscillate around the plasma and produce the electron cloud locally at the sides of the plasma. Because the electrons are localized transversely, a static electric potential is formed to focus ions and at the same time the ions are accelerated longitudinally. Though the longitudinal ion acceleration has been studied well, the ion focusing effect is reported for the first time in this paper. In our calculations, the maximum energy and intensity of the protons are 8.61 MeV and 1.89 × 1017 W/cm2, and the diameter of the proton bunch accelerated are focused to 71.2% of its initial size.
AB - We propose a focusing mechanism of high-energy ions by an electron cloud produced by a laser interaction with slab plasma. In our 2.5-dimensional (2.5D) particle-in-cell simulations, the laser intensity is 2 × 1020 W/cm2, the laser wavelength λ is 1.053 μm, and the laser spot size is 2.5 λ. When the high intensity laser irradiates slab plasma, electrons are accelerated, oscillate around the plasma and produce the electron cloud locally at the sides of the plasma. Because the electrons are localized transversely, a static electric potential is formed to focus ions and at the same time the ions are accelerated longitudinally. Though the longitudinal ion acceleration has been studied well, the ion focusing effect is reported for the first time in this paper. In our calculations, the maximum energy and intensity of the protons are 8.61 MeV and 1.89 × 1017 W/cm2, and the diameter of the proton bunch accelerated are focused to 71.2% of its initial size.
KW - Electron cloud
KW - Ion acceleration
KW - Ion focusing
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=33644892465&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1017/S0263034606060228
DO - 10.1017/S0263034606060228
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:33644892465
VL - 24
SP - 157
EP - 161
JO - Laser and Particle Beams
JF - Laser and Particle Beams
SN - 0263-0346
IS - 1
ER -
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