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lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1 Pt 2
pubmed:dateCreated
2008-3-20
pubmed:abstractText
Two different laser energy absorption mechanisms at the front side of a laser-irradiated foil have been found to occur, such that two distinct relativistic electron beams with different properties are produced. One beam arises from the ponderomotively driven electrons propagating in the laser propagation direction, and the other is the result of electrons driven by resonance absorption normal to the target surface. These properties become evident at the rear surface of the target, where they give rise to two spatially separated sources of ions with distinguishable characteristics when ultrashort (40fs) high-intensity laser pulses irradiate a foil at 45 degrees incidence. The laser pulse intensity and the contrast ratio are crucial. One can establish conditions such that one or the other of the laser energy absorption mechanisms is dominant, and thereby one can control the ion acceleration scenarios. The observations are confirmed by particle-in-cell (PIC) simulations.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:status
PubMed-not-MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jan
pubmed:issn
1539-3755
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
77
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
016403
pubmed:year
2008
pubmed:articleTitle
Proton acceleration in the electrostatic sheaths of hot electrons governed by strongly relativistic laser-absorption processes.
pubmed:affiliation
Max-Born-Institute, Max-Born-Strasse 2a, D-12489 Berlin, Germany. sargis@mbi-berlin.de
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article