GeV laser ion acceleration from ultrathin targets: The laser break-out afterburner

Laser and Particle Beams

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 291-298

  Yin, L ^a   Albright, B J ^a   Hegelich, B M ^a   Fernandez J C ^a  

^a LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Laser acceleration; Laser break out afterburner; Monoenergetic beams

Indexed keywords

LASER ACCELERATION; LASER BREAK-OUT AFTERBURNER; MONOENERGETIC BEAMS; TARGET NORMAL SHEATH ACCELERATION (TNSA);

AFTERBURNERS (ENGINE); COMPUTER SIMULATION; ION BEAMS; LASER APPLICATIONS; TARGETS;

PARTICLE ACCELERATORS;

EID: 33745656676     PISSN: 02630346     EISSN: 1469803X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0263034606060459     Document Type: Conference Paper

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