Laser-induced Coulomb mirror effect: Applications for proton acceleration

Physics of Plasmas

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2007, Pages

  Velchev, I ^a   Fourkal, E ^a   Ma, C M ^a  

^a FOX CHASE CANCER CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COULOMB MIRROR EFFECTS; LIGHT IONS; MAXIMUM ACCELERATION POTENTIAL; ULTRATHIN FOIL TARGETS;

COMPUTATIONAL GEOMETRY; IONIZATION; LASER PULSES; PROTONS;

PARTICLE ACCELERATORS;

EID: 34047136622     PISSN: 1070664X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.2716690     Document Type: Article

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