Highly efficient relativistic-ion generation in the laser-piston regime

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作者
Esirkepov, T
Borghesi, M
Bulanov, SV
Mourou, G
Tajima, T
机构
[1] JAERI, Kansai Res Estab, Kyoto 6190215, Japan
[2] Moscow Inst Phys & Technol, Moscow, Russia
[3] RAS, Inst Gen Phys, Moscow, Russia
[4] Queens Univ Belfast, Belfast BT7 1NN, Antrim, North Ireland
[5] Univ Michigan, Ctr Ultrafast Opt Sci, Ann Arbor, MI 48109 USA
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10.1103/PhysRevLett.92.175003
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O4 [物理学];
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0702 ;
摘要
An intense laser-plasma interaction regime of the generation of high density ultrashort relativistic ion beams is suggested. When the radiation pressure is dominant, the laser energy is transformed efficiently into the energy of fast ions.
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