Effect of target composition on proton acceleration by intense laser pulses in the radiation pressure acceleration regime

Laser and Particle Beams

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 11-16

  Pae, K H ^a   Choi, I W ^a   Lee, J ^a  

^a Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology (GIST)   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Laser plasma interaction; PIC simulation; Proton acceleration

Indexed keywords

CARBON IONS; CIRCULARLY POLARIZED; DENSITY RATIO; ENERGY SPECTRA; ENERGY SPREADS; EXPERIMENTAL ENVIRONMENT; HIGH ENERGY PROTON; INTENSE LASER PULSE; LASER-PLASMA INTERACTIONS; N VALUE; PARTICLE-IN-CELL SIMULATIONS; PIC SIMULATION; PROTON ACCELERATION; PROTON ENERGY SPECTRA; QUASI-MONOENERGETIC; RADIATION PRESSURE ACCELERATIONS; TARGET COMPOSITION;

BEAM PLASMA INTERACTIONS; IONS; LASER PULSES; PARTICLE BEAM DYNAMICS; PRESSURE EFFECTS; PROTONS; SPECTROSCOPY;

ACCELERATION;

EID: 79960357726     PISSN: 02630346     EISSN: 1469803X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0263034610000674     Document Type: Article

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