Manipulation of laser-accelerated proton beam profiles by nanostructured and microstructured targets
Artikel i vetenskaplig tidskrift, 2017
Nanostructured and microstructured thin foils have been fabricated and used experimentally as targets to manipulate the spatial profile of proton bunches accelerated through the interaction with high intensity laser pulses (6 x 1019 W/cm(2)). Monolayers of polystyrene nanospheres were placed on the rear surfaces of thin plastic targets to improve the spatial homogeneity of the accelerated proton beams. Moreover, thin targets with grating structures of various configurations on their rear sides were used tomodify the proton beam divergence. Experimental results are presented, discussed, and supported by 3D particle-in-cell numerical simulations.
Författare
L. Giuffrida
Krister Svensson
J. Psikal
M. Dalui
H. Ekerfelt
I. G. Gonzalez
O. Lundh
A. Persson
P. Lutoslawski
V. Scuderi
J. Kaufman
T. Wiste
T. Lastovicka
A. Picciotto
A. Bagolini
M. Crivellari
P. Bellutti
G. Milluzzo
G. A. P. Cirrone
Joel Magnusson
Chalmers, Fysik, Teoretisk fysik
Arkady Gonoskov
Chalmers, Fysik, Teoretisk fysik
G. Korn
C. G. Wahlstrom
D. Margarone
Physical Review Accelerators and Beams
2469-9888 (eISSN)
Vol. 20 8 081301- 081301Ämneskategorier
Acceleratorfysik och instrumentering
Annan fysik
DOI
10.1103/PhysRevAccelBeams.20.081301