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Interaction of laser radiation with matter. Laser plasma

Ion acceleration by ultrahigh-power ultrashort laser pulses

A. V. Brantov^a, V. Yu. Bychenkov^a, V. Rozmus<sup>b

a</sup> P. N. Lebedev Physical Institute, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow
^b Department of Physics, University of Alberta, Canada

Abstract: Two- and three-dimensional numerical simulations of fast-ion generation under ultrashort high-power laser pulse irradiation of stratified targets of different density and thickness are performed by the 'particle-in-cell' technique. The intent of these simulations was to determine the optimal target for maximising the ion energy for a given energy of the laser pulse. The simulations were carried out for the presently highest laser radiation intensities.

PACS: 41.75.Jv, 42.65.Re, 52.38.Kd, 52.57.Kk

Received: 23.11.2006

 English version: Quantum Electronics, 2007, 37:9, 863–868

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