Unlimited energy gain in the laser-driven radiation pressure dominant acceleration of ions

2009/12/15 by S. V. Bulanov, E. Yu. Echkina, T. Zh. Esirkepov +4 · 2 citations
Physics and Astronomy · #Acceleration #Atomic and Molecular Physics #Electromagnetic radiation #Energy (signal processing) #Ion #Laser #Laser-Matter Interactions and Applications #Laser-Plasma Interactions and Diagnostics #Pulse (music) #Radiation #Radiation pressure #Transverse plane #physics.plasm-ph #physics.space-ph

paper · pdf · doi:10.1063/1.3428741

30 pages, 9 figures, misprints corrected

arxiv created 2009/12/15 · openalex publication_date 2010/06/01 · arxiv updated 2015/05/14 · openalex created_date 2016/06/24 · openalex updated_date 2026/08/05

Abstract

The energy of the ions accelerated by an intense electromagnetic wave in the radiation pressure dominated regime can be greatly enhanced by a transverse expansion of a thin target. The expansion decreases the number of accelerated ions in the irradiated region increasing the energy and the longitudinal velocity of the remaining ions. In the relativistic limit, the ions become phase locked with respect to the electromagnetic wave resulting in an unlimited ion energy gain. This effect and the use of optimal laser pulse shape provide a new approach for greatly enhancing the energy of laser accelerated ions.

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