Investigation on target normal sheath acceleration through measurements of ions energy distribution

An experimental campaign aiming at investigating the ion acceleration mechanisms through laser-matter interaction in femtosecond domain has been carried out at the Intense Laser Irradiation Laboratory facility with a laser intensity of up to 2 × 10(19) W/cm(2). A Thomson parabola spectrometer was us...

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Published inReview of scientific instruments Vol. 87; no. 2; p. 02A909
Main Authors Tudisco, S, Altana, C, Lanzalone, G, Muoio, A, Cirrone, G A P, Mascali, D, Schillaci, F, Brandi, F, Cristoforetti, G, Ferrara, P, Fulgentini, L, Koester, P, Labate, L, Palla, D, Gizzi, L A
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States 01.02.2016
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Summary:An experimental campaign aiming at investigating the ion acceleration mechanisms through laser-matter interaction in femtosecond domain has been carried out at the Intense Laser Irradiation Laboratory facility with a laser intensity of up to 2 × 10(19) W/cm(2). A Thomson parabola spectrometer was used to obtain the spectra of the ions of the different species accelerated. Here, we show the energy spectra of light-ions and we discuss their dependence on structural characteristics of the target and the role of surface and target bulk in the acceleration process.
ISSN:1089-7623
DOI:10.1063/1.4934691