articlePhysical Review LettersApr 27, 2004GREEN OA

Highly Efficient Relativistic-Ion Generation in the Laser-Piston Regime

KRI · Queen's University Belfast · +2 more institutions

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Abstract

An intense laser-plasma interaction regime of the generation of high density ultrashort relativistic ion beams is suggested. When the radiation pressure is dominant, the laser energy is transformed efficiently into the energy of fast ions.

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Keywords
  • Ion
  • Laser
  • Atomic physics
  • Plasma
  • Physics
  • Piston (optics)
  • Radiation
  • Radiation pressure
UN Sustainable Development Goals
  • Affordable and clean energy
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