Laser-driven proton acceleration from ultrathin foils with nanoholes

Abstract Structured solid targets are widely investigated to increase the energy absorption of high-power laser pulses so as to achieve efficient ion acceleration. Here we report the first experimental study of the maximum energy of proton beams accelerated from sub-micrometric foils perforated with...

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Main Authors: Giada Cantono, Alexander Permogorov, Julien Ferri, Evgeniya Smetanina, Alexandre Dmitriev, Anders Persson, Tünde Fülöp, Claes-Göran Wahlström
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2021-03-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-84264-z