Intense proton acceleration in ultrarelativistic interaction with nanochannels
L. A. Gizzi, G. Cristoforetti, F. Baffigi, F. Brandi, Giuseppe D’Arrigo, A. Fazzi, Lorenzo Fulgentini, D. Giove, P. Koester, L. Labate, G. Maero, Daniele Palla, M. Romé, Michael F Russo, Davide Terzani, P. Tomassini
Abstract
The authors compare thin layers of nanochannels and plain thin foils as targets for ultraintense laser driven proton acceleration, showing a more intense flux of protons with higher energy with nanochannels.
Topics & Concepts
AccelerationProtonPhysicsLaserFlux (metallurgy)Energy (signal processing)Atomic physicsNuclear physicsChemical physicsMaterials scienceOpticsClassical mechanicsQuantum mechanicsMetallurgyLaser-Plasma Interactions and DiagnosticsLaser-Matter Interactions and ApplicationsAdvanced Fiber Laser Technologies