Towards optical polarization control of laser-driven proton acceleration in foils undergoing relativistic transparency

Autor: Bruno Gonzalez-Izquierdo, Martin King, Ross J. Gray, Robbie Wilson, Rachel J. Dance, Haydn Powell, David A. Maclellan, John McCreadie, Nicholas M. H. Butler, Steve Hawkes, James S. Green, Chris D. Murphy, Luca C. Stockhausen, David C. Carroll, Nicola Booth, Graeme G. Scott, Marco Borghesi, David Neely, Paul McKenna
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2016
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Zdroj: Nature Communications, Vol 7, Iss 1, Pp 1-10 (2016)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2041-1723
DOI: 10.1038/ncomms12891
Popis: Intense laser pulse interaction with ultra-thin foils constitutes a promising approach for proton acceleration. Here the authors show that the degree of ellipticity in the laser beam polarization can be used to control the proton beam profile.
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