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Ion acceleration in short-pulse laser–target interactions

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 August 1999

A. A. ANDREEV
Affiliation:
Institute for Laser Physics, Vavilov State Optical Institute, Birzhevaya line 12, Skt. Petersburg, Russia
J. LIMPOUCH
Affiliation:
Faculty of Nuclear Sciences and Physical Engineering, Czech Technical University, Břehová 7, 115 19 Prague, Czech Republic

Abstract

Emission of energetic ions from solid targets irradiated by intense ultrashort laser pulses is studied in the framework of a one-dimensional self-consistent hydrodynamical model. The computed ion spectra reproduce well the basic parameters of published experimental results. Optimum conditions are found for the generation of MeV ions by picosecond laser pulses.

Type
Research Article
Copyright
1999 Cambridge University Press

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