2010/05/25 by C. Strangio, Carmela Strangio, Strangio, Carmela +3
Engineering · Physics and Astronomy · #Astro and Planetary Science #FOS: Physical sciences #Laser-Plasma Interactions and Diagnostics #Laser-induced spectroscopy and plasma #Plasma Physics (physics.plasm-ph) #physics.plasm-ph
paper · pdf · doi:10.48550/arxiv.1005.4560
6 pages, 2 figures
arxiv created 2010/05/25 · openalex publication_date 2010/05/25 · arxiv updated 2010/05/26 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/28
The production of energetic (multi-GeV) heavy ion beams by acceleration of ultra-thin foils through the application of radiation pressure to a self-generated, imperfect plasma mirror (photon absorption probability η finite) is studied. To evaluate the foil dynamics a relativistic model was developed for a constant and relativistic invariant value of the phenomenological parameter η. The achievable efficiency of kinetic energy transfer to the matter has been evaluated as function of the parameters involved (η, the aimed average foil velocity in unit of the light speed β, etc.). The expected collimation degree for the generated ion beams, the associated energy range, the self-consistency of the model in view of the η finite value and the survival to R-T instability were evaluated for initially thin material disks.