Ultra-intense laser interaction with solid targets appears to be an extremely promising technique to accelerate ions up to several MeV, producing beams that exhibit interesting properties for many foreseen applications. Nowadays, most of all the published experimental results can be theoretically explained in the framework of the target normal sheath acceleration (TNSA) mechanism proposed by Wilks [Phys. Plasmas 8(2), 542 (2001)10.1063/1.1333697]. As an alternative to numerical simulation various analytical or semi-analytical TNSA models have been published in the latest years, each of them trying to provide predictions for some of the ion beam features, given the initial laser and target parameters. However, the problem of developing a reliable model for the TNSA process is still open, which is why the purpose of this work is to enlighten the present situation of TNSA modeling and experimental results, by means of a quantitative comparison between measurements and theoretical predictions of the maximum ion energy. Moreover, in the light of such an analysis, some indications for the future development of the model proposed by Passoni and Lontano [Phys. Plasmas 13(4), 042102 (2006)10.1063/1.2184067] are then presented. © 2012 American Institute of Physics.

Perego, C., Batani, D., Zani, A., Passoni, M. (2012). Target normal sheath acceleration analytical modeling, comparative study and developments. REVIEW OF SCIENTIFIC INSTRUMENTS, 83(2), 02B502 [10.1063/1.3666188].

Target normal sheath acceleration analytical modeling, comparative study and developments

PEREGO, CLAUDIO;BATANI, DINO DIMITRI;
2012

Abstract

Ultra-intense laser interaction with solid targets appears to be an extremely promising technique to accelerate ions up to several MeV, producing beams that exhibit interesting properties for many foreseen applications. Nowadays, most of all the published experimental results can be theoretically explained in the framework of the target normal sheath acceleration (TNSA) mechanism proposed by Wilks [Phys. Plasmas 8(2), 542 (2001)10.1063/1.1333697]. As an alternative to numerical simulation various analytical or semi-analytical TNSA models have been published in the latest years, each of them trying to provide predictions for some of the ion beam features, given the initial laser and target parameters. However, the problem of developing a reliable model for the TNSA process is still open, which is why the purpose of this work is to enlighten the present situation of TNSA modeling and experimental results, by means of a quantitative comparison between measurements and theoretical predictions of the maximum ion energy. Moreover, in the light of such an analysis, some indications for the future development of the model proposed by Passoni and Lontano [Phys. Plasmas 13(4), 042102 (2006)10.1063/1.2184067] are then presented. © 2012 American Institute of Physics.
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TNSA modeling, Laser-Plasma Ion Acceleration
English
2012
83
2
02B502
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Perego, C., Batani, D., Zani, A., Passoni, M. (2012). Target normal sheath acceleration analytical modeling, comparative study and developments. REVIEW OF SCIENTIFIC INSTRUMENTS, 83(2), 02B502 [10.1063/1.3666188].
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