Investigation of ion acceleration mechanism through laser-matter interaction in femtosecond domain

Year: 2016

Authors: Altana C., Muoio A., Lanzalone G., Tudisco S., Brandi F., Cirrone G.A.P., Cristoforetti G., Fazzi A., Ferrara P., Fulgentini L., Giove D., Koester P., Labate L., Mascali D., Palla D., Schillaci F., Gizzi LA.

Autors Affiliation: Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare, Laboratori Nazionali del Sud, Via S. Sofia 62, Catania, 95123, Italy;
Dipartimento di Fisica e Astronomia, Università degli Studi di Catania, Via S. Sofia 64, Catania, 95123, Italy; Dipartimento di Fisica e Scienze della Terra, Università degli Studi di Messina, Viale F.S. D

Abstract: An experimental campaign aiming to investigate the ion acceleration mechanisms through laser-matter interaction in the femtosecond domain has been carried out at the ILIL facility at a laser intensity of up to 2×1019 W/cm2. A Thomson Parabola Spectrometer was used to identify different ion species and measure the energy spectra and the corresponding temperature parameters. We discuss the dependence of the protons spectra upon the structural characteristics of the targets (thickness and atomic mass) and the role of surface versus target bulk during acceleration process.

Journal/Review: NUCLEAR INSTRUMENTS & METHODS IN PHYSICS RESEARCH SECTION A-ACCELERATORS SPECTROMETERS DETECTORS AND ASSOCIATED EQUIPMENT

More Information: PRIN2012AY5LEL. Ministero dell’Istruzione, dell’Università e della Ricerca, MIUR. CN5. – We acknowledge financial contribution from the ELIMED and G_RESIST projects of the INFN CN5 and from the ELI-Italy Network funded by the MIUR . This work is partially supported by the MIUR-PRIN 2012 (Contract No. PRIN2012AY5LEL ).
KeyWords: Acceleration measurement; Ion energy distribution; Ions spectrometer
DOI: 10.1016/j.nima.2016.02.016

Citations: 5
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