| Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1824558 | Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment | 2011 | 5 Pages |
Abstract
A new technique to investigate laser driven ion acceleration with fully isolated, mass-limited glass spheres with a diameter down to 8μm is presented. A Paul trap was used to prepare a levitating glass sphere for the interaction with a laser pulse of relativistic intensity. Narrow-bandwidth energy spectra of protons and oxygen ions have been observed and were attributed to specific acceleration field dynamics in case of the spherical target geometry. A general limiting mechanism has been found that explains the experimentally observed ion energies for the mass-limited target.
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Authors
T. Paasch-Colberg, T. Sokollik, K. Gorling, U. Eichmann, S. Steinke, M. Schnürer, P.V. Nickles, A. Andreev, W. Sandner,