Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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1864967 | Physics Letters A | 2007 | 6 Pages |
Abstract
The steady state ion acceleration at the front of a cold solid target by a circularly polarized flat-top laser pulse is studied with one-dimensional particle-in-cell (PIC) simulation. A model that ions are reflected by a steady laser-driven piston is used by comparing with the electrostatic shock acceleration. A stable profile with a double-flat-top structure in phase space forms after ions enter the undisturbed region of the target with a constant velocity.
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Authors
Xiaomei Zhang, Baifei Shen, Yu Cang, Xuemei Li, Zhangying Jin, Fengchao Wang,