Reviews of Modern Physics· 2013Q1· Review
Ion acceleration by superintense laser-plasma interaction
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Short summary
Superintense laser pulses can generate multi-MeV proton and ion beams with unique properties like ultrashort duration and high brilliance.
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Key points
- Superintense laser pulses can accelerate ions to multi-MeV energies.
- Generated ion beams possess unique properties: ultrashort duration, high brilliance, and low emittance.
- Research is motivated by potential applications and the exploration of novel physical regimes.
- The review details experimental findings, scaling laws, and theoretical models.
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Abstract
Ion acceleration driven by superintense laser pulses is attracting an impressive and steadily increasing effort. Motivations can be found in the applicative potential and in the perspective to investigate novel regimes as available laser intensities will be increasing. Experiments have demonstrated, over a wide range of laser and target parameters, the generation of multi-MeV proton and ion beams with unique properties such as ultrashort duration, high brilliance, and low emittance. An overview is given of the state of the art of ion acceleration by laser pulses as well as an outlook on its future development and perspectives. The main features observed in the experiments, the observed scaling with laser and plasma parameters, and the main models used both to interpret experimental data and to suggest new research directions are described.
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Field: Nuclear and High Energy Physics
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