New method for laser driven ion acceleration with isolated, mass-limited targets

T. Paasch-Colberg; T. Sokollik; K. Gorling; U. Eichmann; S. Steinke; M. Schnürer; P.V. Nickles; A. Andreev; W. Sandner

doi:10.1016/j.nima.2011.02.031

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New method for laser driven ion acceleration with isolated, mass-limited targets

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New method for laser driven ion acceleration with isolated, mass-limited targets

T. Paasch-Colberg, T. Sokollik, K. Gorling, U. Eichmann, S. Steinke, M. Schnürer, P.V. Nickles, A. Andreev and W. Sandner

Nuclear instruments & methods in physics research. Section A, Accelerators, spectrometers, detectors and associated equipment, Vol.653(1), pp.30-34

11/10/2011

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nima.2011.02.031

Abstract

Laser driven ion acceleration

Mass-limited target

Paul trap

Quasi-monoenergetic ion beams

A new technique to investigate laser driven ion acceleration with fully isolated, mass-limited glass spheres with a diameter down to 8 μ m 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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Title: New method for laser driven ion acceleration with isolated, mass-limited targets
Creators - without role: T. Paasch-Colberg - Max-Born-Institute for Nonlinear Optics and Short Pulse Spectroscopy
T. Sokollik - Max-Born-Institute for Nonlinear Optics and Short Pulse Spectroscopy
K. Gorling - Max-Born-Institute for Nonlinear Optics and Short Pulse Spectroscopy
U. Eichmann - Max-Born-Institute for Nonlinear Optics and Short Pulse Spectroscopy
S. Steinke - Max-Born-Institute for Nonlinear Optics and Short Pulse Spectroscopy
M. Schnürer - Max-Born-Institute for Nonlinear Optics and Short Pulse Spectroscopy
P.V. Nickles - Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology
A. Andreev - Max-Born-Institute for Nonlinear Optics and Short Pulse Spectroscopy
W. Sandner - Max-Born-Institute for Nonlinear Optics and Short Pulse Spectroscopy
Publication Details: Nuclear instruments & methods in physics research. Section A, Accelerators, spectrometers, detectors and associated equipment, Vol.653(1), pp.30-34
Publisher: Elsevier B.V
Identifiers: 9947875308331
Academic Unit: King Saud University
Language: English
Resource Type: Journal article