| Autor: |
X. F. Shen, A. Pukhov, B. Qiao |
| Jazyk: |
angličtina |
| Rok vydání: |
2021 |
| Předmět: |
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| Zdroj: |
Physical Review X, Vol 11, Iss 4, p 041002 (2021) |
| Druh dokumentu: |
article |
| ISSN: |
2160-3308 |
| DOI: |
10.1103/PhysRevX.11.041002 |
| Popis: |
Intense laser-plasma ion sources are characterized by an unsurpassed acceleration gradient and exceptional beam emittance. They are promising candidates for next-generation accelerators towards a broad range of potential applications. However, the laser-accelerated ion beams available currently have limitations in energy spread and peak energy. Here, we propose and demonstrate an all-optical single laser scheme to generate proton beams with low spread at about 1% level and hundred MeV energy by irradiating the edge of a microtape with a readily available femtosecond petawatt laser. Three-dimensional particle-in-cell simulations show that when the electron beam extracted from both sides of the tape is injected into vacuum, a longitudinal bunching and transverse focusing field is self-established because of its huge charge (about 100 nC) and small divergence. Protons are accelerated and bunched simultaneously, leading to a monoenergetic high-energy proton beam. The proposed scheme opens a new route for the development of future compact ion sources. |
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