In:
Laser and Particle Beams, Hindawi Limited, Vol. 27, No. 4 ( 2009-12), p. 629-634
Abstract:
The acceleration of a micrometer-sized plasma pellet at 100 critical densities (10 23 cm −3 ) by consecutive application of ultra-short ultra-intense laser pulses is studied using two-dimensional particle-in-cell simulation. It is shown that due to the repeated actions of the laser ponderomotive force, a small dense plasma pellet can be efficiently accelerated, with a considerable fraction of the plasma ions accelerated to high speeds. The proposed scheme can provide a high-density flux of energetic ions, which should be valuable in many practical applications.
Type of Medium:
Online Resource
ISSN:
0263-0346
,
1469-803X
DOI:
10.1017/S0263034609990371
Language:
English
Publisher:
Hindawi Limited
Publication Date:
2009
detail.hit.zdb_id:
2021816-3
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