3D Particle-In-Cell Simulations of Double Pulse Enhanced Target Normal Sheath Acceleration
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Abstract
An interesting approach to enhance proton acceleration with intense laser experiments involves irradiating a target simultaneously with two overlapping laser pulses. This phenomenon has been studied extensively with 2D PIC simulations but at present only a few 3D PIC simulations of this phenomenon have been published. We present a suite of 3D PIC simulations made with EPOCH in an effort to better understand the basic physics involved.
Presenters
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Ricky Oropeza
Ohio State University
Authors
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Ricky Oropeza
Ohio State University
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Joseph R Smith
Ohio State University, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio 43210, USA
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Nashad Rahman
Ohio State Univ - Columbus, Ohio State University
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Chris Orban
Ohio State University, Ohio State Univ - Columbus