Efficient ion acceleration by multistaged intense short laser pulses

We present a computational study of laser-driven ion acceleration that optimizes a combination of target transparency and extended field acceleration at moderate relativistic intensity. Our scheme applies two sequential laser pulses irradiating a thin target foil along the same direction: The first...

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Main Authors: J. Kim, S. Wilks, A. Kemp, M. Sherlock, T. Ma, F. Beg, D. Mariscal
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: American Physical Society 2022-07-01
Series:Physical Review Research
Online Access:http://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevResearch.4.L032003