Enhanced ion acceleration with extremely thin foils Export

@article{citeulike:5952082, abstract = {Abstract\ \ Enhanced backward-acceleration of ions is experimentally observed when ultra-short, high-intensity and ultra-high-contrast laser pulses interact with thin foils having thicknesses in the order of the penetration depth of the laser light. Below the experimentally observed optimum foil thickness for the maximum ion energy versus thickness, there arises a second peak. 1D simulations on foils with an initial plasma density gradient show a similar trend as the experiment. It appears that in this regime of extremely thin foils it is important to take into account the limited expansion of the plasma that is formed by ultra-high-contrast pulses.}, author = {Loch, R. A. and L\'{e}vy, A. and Ceccotti, T. and Qu\'{e}r\'{e}, F. and Thaury, C. and George, H. and Bijkerk, F. and Boller, K. J. and Martin, Ph}, citeulike-article-id = {5952082}, citeulike-linkout-0 = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1140/epjst/e2009-01130-7}, citeulike-linkout-1 = {http://www.springerlink.com/content/329t817874637557}, day = {1}, doi = {10.1140/epjst/e2009-01130-7}, journal = {The European Physical Journal - Special Topics}, keywords = {acceleration, backward, contrast, electron, enhanced, expansion, foil, ion, laser, length, pulse, skin, target, tnsa, ultrahigh, ultrashort, ultrathin}, month = {August}, number = {1}, pages = {133--138}, posted-at = {2009-10-16 16:35:16}, priority = {3}, title = {Enhanced ion acceleration with extremely thin foils}, url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1140/epjst/e2009-01130-7}, volume = {175}, year = {2009} }

TY - JOUR ID - citeulike:5952082 L3 - citeulike-article-id:5952082 N2 - Abstract  Enhanced backward-acceleration of ions is experimentally observed when ultra-short, high-intensity and ultra-high-contrast laser pulses interact with thin foils having thicknesses in the order of the penetration depth of the laser light. Below the experimentally observed optimum foil thickness for the maximum ion energy versus thickness, there arises a second peak. 1D simulations on foils with an initial plasma density gradient show a similar trend as the experiment. It appears that in this regime of extremely thin foils it is important to take into account the limited expansion of the plasma that is formed by ultra-high-contrast pulses. IS - 1 JF - The European Physical Journal - Special Topics EP - 138 TI - Enhanced ion acceleration with extremely thin foils VL - 175 SP - 133 KW - acceleration KW - backward KW - contrast KW - electron KW - enhanced KW - expansion KW - foil KW - ion KW - laser KW - length KW - pulse KW - skin KW - target KW - tnsa KW - ultrahigh KW - ultrashort KW - ultrathin AU - Loch, RA AU - Lévy, A AU - Ceccotti, T AU - Quéré, F AU - Thaury, C AU - George, H AU - Bijkerk, F AU - Boller, KJ AU - Martin, Ph PY - 2009/08/01/ UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1140/epjst/e2009-01130-7 ER -