Proton and Ion Beams Generated with Picosecond CO(2) Laser Pulses

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Proton and Ion Beams Generated with Picosecond CO(2) Laser Pulses. / Pogorelsky, Igor; Shkolnikov, Peter; Chen, Min et al.
In: AIP Conference Proceedings, Vol. 1086, 2009, p. 532-537.

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Pogorelsky, I, Shkolnikov, P, Chen, M, Pukhov, A, Yakimenko, V, McKenna, P, Carroll, D, Neely, D, Najmudin, Z, Willingale, L, Stolyarov, D, Stolyarova, E & Flynn, G 2009, 'Proton and Ion Beams Generated with Picosecond CO(2) Laser Pulses', AIP Conference Proceedings, vol. 1086, pp. 532-537. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3080963

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Pogorelsky, I., Shkolnikov, P., Chen, M., Pukhov, A., Yakimenko, V., McKenna, P., Carroll, D., Neely, D., Najmudin, Z., Willingale, L., Stolyarov, D., Stolyarova, E., & Flynn, G. (2009). Proton and Ion Beams Generated with Picosecond CO(2) Laser Pulses. AIP Conference Proceedings, 1086, 532-537. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3080963

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Pogorelsky I, Shkolnikov P, Chen M, Pukhov A, Yakimenko V, McKenna P et al. Proton and Ion Beams Generated with Picosecond CO(2) Laser Pulses. AIP Conference Proceedings. 2009;1086:532-537. Epub 2009 Jan 22. doi: 10.1063/1.3080963

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Pogorelsky, Igor ; Shkolnikov, Peter ; Chen, Min et al. / Proton and Ion Beams Generated with Picosecond CO(2) Laser Pulses. In: AIP Conference Proceedings. 2009 ; Vol. 1086. pp. 532-537.

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title = "Proton and Ion Beams Generated with Picosecond CO(2) Laser Pulses",

abstract = "I-TW, 6-ps, circularly polarized CO(2) laser pulses focused onto thin Al foils are used to drive ion acceleration. The spectra of ions and protons generated in the direction normal to the rear surface, detected with a compact magnet spectrometer with CR39, reveals a broad proton high-energy peak at similar to 1 MeV. This observation conforms to the theoretical predictions that circularly polarized laser pulses are less efficient than linearly polarized pulses in driving ion acceleration via the Target Normal Sheath Acceleration (TNSA) mechanism. Instead, there is evidence that the circularly polarized laser may provide direct ponderomotive acceleration of ions and protons. We report also the first application of the BNL proton source in nano-science. Irradiation of graphite and graphene films produced local defects and membranes for variety of applications.",

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author = "Igor Pogorelsky and Peter Shkolnikov and Min Chen and Alexander Pukhov and Vitaly Yakimenko and Paul McKenna and David Carroll and David Neely and Zulfikar Najmudin and Louise Willingale and Daniil Stolyarov and Elena Stolyarova and George Flynn",

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AU - Pukhov, Alexander

AU - Yakimenko, Vitaly

AU - McKenna, Paul

AU - Carroll, David

AU - Neely, David

AU - Najmudin, Zulfikar

AU - Willingale, Louise

AU - Stolyarov, Daniil

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AU - Flynn, George

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KW - spectrometer

KW - graphene

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