Modeling of the electrostatic sheath shape on the rear target surface in short-pulse laser-driven proton acceleration

Laser and Particle Beams

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 163-168

  Brambrink, Erik ^a,c   Roth, Markus ^a   Blazevic, Abel ^b   Schlegel, Theodor ^b  

^a DARMSTADT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

^b Plasma Physics Group   (Germany)

^c ECOLE POLYTECHNIQUE   (France)

Author keywords

Laser ion acceleration; Shape modeling; Target normal sheath acceleration

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELECTRIC SPACE CHARGE; ELECTRON TRANSPORT PROPERTIES; ELECTROSTATICS; LASER PULSES;

LASER ION ACCELERATION; SHAPE MODELING; TARGET NORMAL SHEATH ACCELERATION; ULTRA-INTENSE LASER PULSES;

PROTON BEAMS;

EID: 33644883316     PISSN: 02630346     EISSN: 1469803X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S026303460606023X     Document Type: Conference Paper

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