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Gauthier M, Kim JB, Curry CB, Aurand B, Gamboa EJ, Göde S, Goyon C, Hazi A, Kerr S, Pak A, Propp A, Ramakrishna B, Ruby J, Willi O, Williams GJ, Rödel C, Glenzer SH. High-intensity laser-accelerated ion beam produced from cryogenic micro-jet target. THE REVIEW OF SCIENTIFIC INSTRUMENTS 2016; 87:11D827. [PMID: 27910336 DOI: 10.1063/1.4961270] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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We report on the successful operation of a newly developed cryogenic jet target at high intensity laser-irradiation. Using the frequency-doubled Titan short pulse laser system at Jupiter Laser Facility, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, we demonstrate the generation of a pure proton beam a with maximum energy of 2 MeV. Furthermore, we record a quasi-monoenergetic peak at 1.1 MeV in the proton spectrum emitted in the laser forward direction suggesting an alternative acceleration mechanism. Using a solid-density mixed hydrogen-deuterium target, we are also able to produce pure proton-deuteron ion beams. With its high purity, limited size, near-critical density, and high-repetition rate capability, this target is promising for future applications.
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- M Gauthier
- SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, Menlo Park, California 94025, USA
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- SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, Menlo Park, California 94025, USA
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- SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, Menlo Park, California 94025, USA
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- Heinrich-Heine-University Düsseldorf, Düsseldorf, Germany
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- SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, Menlo Park, California 94025, USA
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- SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, Menlo Park, California 94025, USA
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- Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore, California 94551, USA
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- Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore, California 94551, USA
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- University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta T6G 1R1, Canada
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- Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore, California 94551, USA
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- SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, Menlo Park, California 94025, USA
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- Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore, California 94551, USA
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- Heinrich-Heine-University Düsseldorf, Düsseldorf, Germany
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- Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore, California 94551, USA
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- SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, Menlo Park, California 94025, USA
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- SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, Menlo Park, California 94025, USA
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Galow BJ, Salamin YI, Liseykina TV, Harman Z, Keitel CH. Dense monoenergetic proton beams from chirped laser-plasma interaction. PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS 2011; 107:185002. [PMID: 22107638 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.107.185002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/20/2011] [Indexed: 05/31/2023]
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Interaction of a frequency-chirped laser pulse with single protons and a hydrogen gas target is studied analytically and by means of particle-in-cell simulations, respectively. The feasibility of generating ultraintense (10(7) particles per bunch) and phase-space collimated beams of protons (energy spread of about 1%) is demonstrated. Phase synchronization of the protons and the laser field, guaranteed by the appropriate chirping of the laser pulse, allows the particles to gain sufficient kinetic energy (around 250 MeV) required for such applications as hadron cancer therapy, from state-of-the-art laser systems of intensities of the order of 10(21) W/cm(2).
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- Benjamin J Galow
- Max-Planck-Institut für Kernphysik, Saupfercheckweg 1, 69029 Heidelberg, Germany
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Richter C, Karsch L, Dammene Y, Kraft SD, Metzkes J, Schramm U, Schürer M, Sobiella M, Weber A, Zeil K, Pawelke J. A dosimetric system for quantitative cell irradiation experiments with laser-accelerated protons. Phys Med Biol 2011; 56:1529-43. [DOI: 10.1088/0031-9155/56/6/002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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Fuchs T, Szymanowski H, Oelfke U, Glinec Y, Rechatin C, Faure J, Malka V. Treatment planning for laser-accelerated very-high energy electrons. Phys Med Biol 2009; 54:3315-28. [DOI: 10.1088/0031-9155/54/11/003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 50] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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