Improvements to the applicability of laser plasma ion acceleration

ORAL

Abstract

The study of laser plasma acceleration of ions is a rapidly advancing field due to the potential applications in oncology by proton therapy, astrophysics and neutron production for radiography. At present, most of the experiments use water and oil contaminants on the rear surface of the target as the ion source although this source is not well controlled. In order to advance the progress of laser driven ion sources, the partition of energy between the species present must be studied along with methods of controlling the contaminant content. Preliminary experimental results from an extensive study of the relevant issues will be presented.

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Authors

  • Christopher D. Murphy

    The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH

  • Rebecca L. Daskalova

    The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH

  • Enam A. Chowdhury

    The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH

  • R.R. Freeman

    The Ohio State University, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, OSU

  • Andrew Krygier

    The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH

  • John Morrison

    The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH

  • L. Van Woerkom

    Physics Department, The Ohio State University, Columbus Oh 43210, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, OSU

  • Anatoly Maksimchuk

    University of Michigan, FOCUS Center and CUOS, Univ. of Michigan, Ann Arbor, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI

  • Takeshi Matsuoka

    University of Michigan, FOCUS Center, CUOS, U. of M., FOCUS Center and CUOS, Univ. of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan Univ., USA, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI

  • Christopher McGuffey

    University of Michigan, FOCUS Center and CUOS, Univ. of Michigan, Ann Arbor, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI

  • Karl Krushelnick

    University of Michigan, FOCUS Center and CUOS, Univ. of Michigan, Ann Arbor, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI