Plasma scale length effects on protons generated in ultra-intense laser–plasmas

Culfa, O., Tallents, G.J., Korkmaz, M.E., Rossall, A.K., Wagenaars, E., Ridgers, C.P., Murphy, C.D., Booth, N., Carroll, D.C., Wilson, L.A., Lancaster, K.L. and Woolsey, N.C. (2016) Plasma scale length effects on protons generated in ultra-intense laser–plasmas. Laser and Particle Beams. ISSN 0263-0346

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Abstract

The energy spectra of protons generated by ultra-intense (1020 W cm−2) laser interactions with a preformed plasma of scale length measured by shadowgraphy are presented. The effects of the preformed plasma on the proton beam temperature and the number of protons are evaluated. Two-dimensional EPOCH particle-in-cell code simulations of the proton spectra are found to be in agreement with measurements over a range of experimental parameters

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URI:

https://eprints.hud.ac.uk/id/eprint/30839

Title:

Plasma scale length effects on protons generated in ultra-intense laser–plasmas

Creators:

Culfa, O., Tallents, G.J., Korkmaz, M.E., Rossall, A.K., Wagenaars, E., Ridgers, C.P., Murphy, C.D., Booth, N., Carroll, D.C., Wilson, L.A., Lancaster, K.L. and Woolsey, N.C.

Identification Number:

https://doi.org/10.1017/S0263034616000811

Official URL:

http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S0263034616000811

Date:

22 December 2016

Subjects:

Q Science > QC Physics

Schools:

School of Computing and Engineering > International Institute for Accelerator Applications
School of Computing and Engineering

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