Proton Acceleration Driven by a Nanosecond Laser from a Cryogenic Thin Solid-Hydrogen Ribbon

Proton Acceleration Driven by a Nanosecond Laser from a Cryogenic Thin Solid-Hydrogen Ribbon

A high-power pulsed laser is focused onto a solid-hydrogen target to accelerate forward a collimated stream of protons in the range 0.1–1 MeV, carrying a very high energy of about 30 J (∼5% laser-ion conversion efficiency) and extremely large charge of about ∼0.1  mC per laser pulse. This result is...

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Main Authors: D. Margarone, A. Velyhan, J. Dostal, J. Ullschmied, J. P. Perin, D. Chatain, S. Garcia, P. Bonnay, T. Pisarczyk, R. Dudzak, M. Rosinski, J. Krasa, L. Giuffrida, J. Prokupek, V. Scuderi, J. Psikal, M. Kucharik, M. De Marco, J. Cikhardt, E. Krousky, Z. Kalinowska, T. Chodukowski, G. A. P. Cirrone, G. Korn
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Language:English
Published: American Physical Society 2016-11-01
Series:Physical Review X
Online Access:http://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevX.6.041030
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spelling doaj-79c938c9fb224de5882ed6d7bbb37a682020-11-25T01:24:01ZengAmerican Physical SocietyPhysical Review X2160-33082016-11-016404103010.1103/PhysRevX.6.041030Proton Acceleration Driven by a Nanosecond Laser from a Cryogenic Thin Solid-Hydrogen RibbonD. MargaroneA. VelyhanJ. DostalJ. UllschmiedJ. P. PerinD. ChatainS. GarciaP. BonnayT. PisarczykR. DudzakM. RosinskiJ. KrasaL. GiuffridaJ. ProkupekV. ScuderiJ. PsikalM. KucharikM. De MarcoJ. CikhardtE. KrouskyZ. KalinowskaT. ChodukowskiG. A. P. CirroneG. KornA high-power pulsed laser is focused onto a solid-hydrogen target to accelerate forward a collimated stream of protons in the range 0.1–1 MeV, carrying a very high energy of about 30 J (∼5% laser-ion conversion efficiency) and extremely large charge of about ∼0.1  mC per laser pulse. This result is achieved for the first time through the combination of a sophisticated target system (H_{2} thin ribbon) operating at cryogenic temperature (∼10  K) and a very hot H plasma (∼300  keV “hot electron” temperature) generated by a subnanosecond laser with an intensity of ∼3×10^{16}  W/cm^{2}. Both the H plasma and the accelerated proton beam are fully characterized by in situ and ex situ diagnostics. Results obtained using the ELISE (experiments on laser interaction with solid hydrogen) H_{2} target delivery system at PALS (Prague) kJ-class laser facility are presented and discussed along with potential multidisciplinary applications.http://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevX.6.041030
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author D. Margarone
A. Velyhan
J. Dostal
J. Ullschmied
J. P. Perin
D. Chatain
S. Garcia
P. Bonnay
T. Pisarczyk
R. Dudzak
M. Rosinski
J. Krasa
L. Giuffrida
J. Prokupek
V. Scuderi
J. Psikal
M. Kucharik
M. De Marco
J. Cikhardt
E. Krousky
Z. Kalinowska
T. Chodukowski
G. A. P. Cirrone
G. Korn
spellingShingle D. Margarone
A. Velyhan
J. Dostal
J. Ullschmied
J. P. Perin
D. Chatain
S. Garcia
P. Bonnay
T. Pisarczyk
R. Dudzak
M. Rosinski
J. Krasa
L. Giuffrida
J. Prokupek
V. Scuderi
J. Psikal
M. Kucharik
M. De Marco
J. Cikhardt
E. Krousky
Z. Kalinowska
T. Chodukowski
G. A. P. Cirrone
G. Korn
Proton Acceleration Driven by a Nanosecond Laser from a Cryogenic Thin Solid-Hydrogen Ribbon
Physical Review X
author_facet D. Margarone
A. Velyhan
J. Dostal
J. Ullschmied
J. P. Perin
D. Chatain
S. Garcia
P. Bonnay
T. Pisarczyk
R. Dudzak
M. Rosinski
J. Krasa
L. Giuffrida
J. Prokupek
V. Scuderi
J. Psikal
M. Kucharik
M. De Marco
J. Cikhardt
E. Krousky
Z. Kalinowska
T. Chodukowski
G. A. P. Cirrone
G. Korn
author_sort D. Margarone
title Proton Acceleration Driven by a Nanosecond Laser from a Cryogenic Thin Solid-Hydrogen Ribbon
title_short Proton Acceleration Driven by a Nanosecond Laser from a Cryogenic Thin Solid-Hydrogen Ribbon
title_full Proton Acceleration Driven by a Nanosecond Laser from a Cryogenic Thin Solid-Hydrogen Ribbon
title_fullStr Proton Acceleration Driven by a Nanosecond Laser from a Cryogenic Thin Solid-Hydrogen Ribbon
title_full_unstemmed Proton Acceleration Driven by a Nanosecond Laser from a Cryogenic Thin Solid-Hydrogen Ribbon
title_sort proton acceleration driven by a nanosecond laser from a cryogenic thin solid-hydrogen ribbon
publisher American Physical Society
series Physical Review X
issn 2160-3308
publishDate 2016-11-01
description A high-power pulsed laser is focused onto a solid-hydrogen target to accelerate forward a collimated stream of protons in the range 0.1–1 MeV, carrying a very high energy of about 30 J (∼5% laser-ion conversion efficiency) and extremely large charge of about ∼0.1  mC per laser pulse. This result is achieved for the first time through the combination of a sophisticated target system (H_{2} thin ribbon) operating at cryogenic temperature (∼10  K) and a very hot H plasma (∼300  keV “hot electron” temperature) generated by a subnanosecond laser with an intensity of ∼3×10^{16}  W/cm^{2}. Both the H plasma and the accelerated proton beam are fully characterized by in situ and ex situ diagnostics. Results obtained using the ELISE (experiments on laser interaction with solid hydrogen) H_{2} target delivery system at PALS (Prague) kJ-class laser facility are presented and discussed along with potential multidisciplinary applications.
url http://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevX.6.041030
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