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Generation of GeV protons from 1 PW laser interaction with near critical density targets

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Generation of GeV protons from 1 PW laser interaction with near critical density targets. / Bulanov, Stepan S.; Bychenkov, Valery Yu.; Chvykov, Vladimir et al.
In: Physics of Plasmas, Vol. 17, No. 4, 043105, 04.2010.

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Bulanov, SS, Bychenkov, VY, Chvykov, V, Kalinchenko, G, Litzenberg, DW, Matsuoka, T, Thomas, AGR, Willingale, L, Yanovsky, V, Krushelnick, K & Maksimchuk, A 2010, 'Generation of GeV protons from 1 PW laser interaction with near critical density targets', Physics of Plasmas, vol. 17, no. 4, 043105. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3372840

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Bulanov, S. S., Bychenkov, V. Y., Chvykov, V., Kalinchenko, G., Litzenberg, D. W., Matsuoka, T., Thomas, A. G. R., Willingale, L., Yanovsky, V., Krushelnick, K., & Maksimchuk, A. (2010). Generation of GeV protons from 1 PW laser interaction with near critical density targets. Physics of Plasmas, 17(4), Article 043105. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3372840

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Bulanov SS, Bychenkov VY, Chvykov V, Kalinchenko G, Litzenberg DW, Matsuoka T et al. Generation of GeV protons from 1 PW laser interaction with near critical density targets. Physics of Plasmas. 2010 Apr;17(4):043105. doi: 10.1063/1.3372840

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Bulanov, Stepan S. ; Bychenkov, Valery Yu. ; Chvykov, Vladimir et al. / Generation of GeV protons from 1 PW laser interaction with near critical density targets. In: Physics of Plasmas. 2010 ; Vol. 17, No. 4.

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title = "Generation of GeV protons from 1 PW laser interaction with near critical density targets",
abstract = "The propagation of ultraintense laser pulses through matter is connected with the generation of strong moving magnetic fields in the propagation channel as well as the formation of a thin ion filament along the axis of the channel. Upon exiting the plasma the magnetic field displaces the electrons at the back of the target, generating a quasistatic electric field that accelerates and collimates ions from the filament. Two dimensional particle-in-cell simulations show that a 1 PW laser pulse tightly focused on a near-critical density target is able to accelerate protons up to an energy of 1.3 GeV. Scaling laws and optimal conditions for proton acceleration are established considering the energy depletion of the laser pulse.",
keywords = "ion sources, plasma light propagation, plasma simulation, plasma transport processes, HIGH-INTENSITY LASER, IN-CELL SIMULATION, ION-ACCELERATION, RELATIVISTIC IONS, COLLIMATED BEAMS, FAST IGNITION, PULSES, PLASMA, RADIATION, ENERGY",
author = "Bulanov, {Stepan S.} and Bychenkov, {Valery Yu.} and Vladimir Chvykov and Galina Kalinchenko and Litzenberg, {Dale William} and Takeshi Matsuoka and Thomas, {Alexander G. R.} and Louise Willingale and Victor Yanovsky and Karl Krushelnick and Anatoly Maksimchuk",
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AU - Bulanov, Stepan S.

AU - Bychenkov, Valery Yu.

AU - Chvykov, Vladimir

AU - Kalinchenko, Galina

AU - Litzenberg, Dale William

AU - Matsuoka, Takeshi

AU - Thomas, Alexander G. R.

AU - Willingale, Louise

AU - Yanovsky, Victor

AU - Krushelnick, Karl

AU - Maksimchuk, Anatoly

PY - 2010/4

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AB - The propagation of ultraintense laser pulses through matter is connected with the generation of strong moving magnetic fields in the propagation channel as well as the formation of a thin ion filament along the axis of the channel. Upon exiting the plasma the magnetic field displaces the electrons at the back of the target, generating a quasistatic electric field that accelerates and collimates ions from the filament. Two dimensional particle-in-cell simulations show that a 1 PW laser pulse tightly focused on a near-critical density target is able to accelerate protons up to an energy of 1.3 GeV. Scaling laws and optimal conditions for proton acceleration are established considering the energy depletion of the laser pulse.

KW - ion sources

KW - plasma light propagation

KW - plasma simulation

KW - plasma transport processes

KW - HIGH-INTENSITY LASER

KW - IN-CELL SIMULATION

KW - ION-ACCELERATION

KW - RELATIVISTIC IONS

KW - COLLIMATED BEAMS

KW - FAST IGNITION

KW - PULSES

KW - PLASMA

KW - RADIATION

KW - ENERGY

U2 - 10.1063/1.3372840

DO - 10.1063/1.3372840

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VL - 17

JO - Physics of Plasmas

JF - Physics of Plasmas

SN - 1070-664X

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