Accelerating gradient improvement using shape-tailor laser front in radiation pressure acceleration progress

W. P. Wang; B. F. Shen; Z. Z. Xu

doi:10.1117/12.2264785

7 May 2017 Accelerating gradient improvement using shape-tailor laser front in radiation pressure acceleration progress

W. P. Wang, B. F. Shen, Z. Z. Xu

Proceedings Volume 10240, Laser Acceleration of Electrons, Protons, and Ions IV; 102400H (2017) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2264785
Event: SPIE Optics + Optoelectronics, 2017, Prague, Czech Republic

Abstract

The accelerating gradient of a proton beam is crucial for stable radiation pressure acceleration (RPA) because the multi-dimensional instabilities increase γ times slower in the relativistic region. In this paper, a shape-tailored laser is proposed to significantly accelerate the ions in a controllable high accelerating gradient. In this method, the fastest ions initially rest in the middle of the foil are controlled to catch the compressed electron layer at the end of the hole-boring stage, thus the light-sail stage can start as soon as possible. Then the compressed electron layer is accelerated tightly together with the fastest ions by the shaped laser intensity, which further increases the accelerating gradient in the light-sail stage. Such tailored pulse may be beneficial for the RPA driven by the 10-fs 10 petawatt laser in the future.

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W. P. Wang, B. F. Shen, and Z. Z. Xu "Accelerating gradient improvement using shape-tailor laser front in radiation pressure acceleration progress", Proc. SPIE 10240, Laser Acceleration of Electrons, Protons, and Ions IV, 102400H (7 May 2017); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2264785

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