| Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9845442 | Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment | 2005 | 6 Pages |
Abstract
This paper reports the results of a series of experiments on laser generated ions using the 100Â TW laser at the 'Laboratiore pour l'Utilisation des Lasers Intenses (LULI)' at the Ãcole Polythechnique in Palaiseau, France, and the 30Â TW 'Trident' facility at Los Alamos National Laboratories in New Mexico, USA. It shows the importance of the 'Target Normal Sheath Acceleration' process (TNSA) for short pulse laser generated ion beams and its connection to the influence of target properties on the ion beam quality. It is shown that TNSA-generated protons form an ion beam with superior beam quality, following versatile spatial beam shaping approaches. These insights are set into perspective for a fast ignitor scenario based on short pulse laser generated protons.
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Authors
M. Geissel, M. Roth, M. Allen, P. Audebert, M. Basko, A. BlaževiÄ, E. Brambrink, J. Cobble, T.E. Cowan, M.E. Cuneo, J.C. Fernández, J. Fuchs, J.-C. Gauthier, M. Hegelich, S. Karsch,