Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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1826482 | Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment | 2010 | 4 Pages |
Abstract
The production of ion beams from the interaction of a circularly polarized laser pulse with a nanometric double-layer target is discussed in the regime where all electrons are expelled from the target by laser radiation pressure. Quasi-monochromatic, well-collimated ion beams are observed in two-dimensional particle-in-cell simulations. The ion beam properties are derived from a simple analytical model, and the possibility to control those properties by using a laser pulse with sharp-rising edge is discussed. Potential application to hadron-therapy is finally considered.
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Authors
M. Grech, S. Skupin, R. Nuter, L. Gremillet, E. Lefebvre,