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Factors influencing parameters of laser ion sources

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  19 June 2007

L. Láska
Affiliation:
Institute of Physics, A.S.C.R.V.V.I., Prague, Czech Republic
J. Badziak
Affiliation:
Institute of Plasma Physics and Laser Microfusion, Warsaw, Poland
F.P. Boody
Affiliation:
Ion Light Technologies GmbH, Bad Abbach, Germany
S. Gammino
Affiliation:
INFN - Laboratori Nazionali del Sud, Catania, Italy
K. Jungwirth
Affiliation:
Institute of Physics, A.S.C.R.V.V.I., Prague, Czech Republic
J. Krása
Affiliation:
Institute of Physics, A.S.C.R.V.V.I., Prague, Czech Republic
E. Krouský
Affiliation:
Institute of Physics, A.S.C.R.V.V.I., Prague, Czech Republic
P. Parys
Affiliation:
Institute of Plasma Physics and Laser Microfusion, Warsaw, Poland
M. Pfeifer
Affiliation:
Institute of Physics, A.S.C.R.V.V.I., Prague, Czech Republic
K. Rohlena
Affiliation:
Institute of Physics, A.S.C.R.V.V.I., Prague, Czech Republic
L. Ryć
Affiliation:
Institute of Plasma Physics and Laser Microfusion, Warsaw, Poland
J. Skála
Affiliation:
Institute of Physics, A.S.C.R.V.V.I., Prague, Czech Republic
L. Torrisi
Affiliation:
INFN - Laboratori Nazionali del Sud, Catania, Italy
J. Ullschmied
Affiliation:
Institute of Physics, A.S.C.R.V.V.I., Prague, Czech Republic
J. Wolowski
Affiliation:
Institute of Plasma Physics and Laser Microfusion, Warsaw, Poland

Abstract

Various applications demand various kinds of ions. Charge state, energy and the amount of laser produced ions depend, primary, on the wavelength, the energy, the pulse duration, and the focusing ability of the laser used. Angle of the target irradiation, angle of the ion extraction (recording), and mainly the focus setting may significantly influence especially the portion of ions with the highest charge states. The participation of non-linear processes on the generation of ions with extremely high parameters is demonstrated. The observed effects support the idea of a longitudinal structure of the self-focused laser beam with a space period of ∼200 µm.

Type
Research Article
Copyright
© 2007 Cambridge University Press

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