Generating sub-TeV quasi-monoenergetic proton beam by an ultra-relativistically intense laser in the snowplow regime

2011/01/12 by Fanglan Zheng, Zheng, F. L., H. Y. Wang +13
Engineering · Physics and Astronomy · #Astrophysics and Cosmic Phenomena #FOS: Physical sciences #Laser-Plasma Interactions and Diagnostics #Particle Accelerators and Free-Electron Lasers #Plasma Physics (physics.plasm-ph)

paper · pdf · doi:10.48550/arxiv.1101.2350

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Abstract

Snowplow ion acceleration is presented, using an ultra-relativistically intense laser pulse irradi- ating on a combination target, where the relativistic proton beam generated by radiation pressure acceleration can be trapped and accelerated by the laser plasma wakefield. The theory suggests that sub-TeV quasi-monoenergetic proton bunches can be generated by a centimeter-scale laser wakefield accelerator, driven by a circularly polarized (CP) laser pulse with the peak intensity of 10²3W/cm² and duration of 116fs.

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