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To accelerate protons up to energies of several MeV, mostly thin foils are used. They deliver a homogeneous beam with an emission angle of about 20° (half angle). The study of the acceleration process plays the key role in understanding fundamental physics and delivers possibilities to manipulate the beam characteristics for future applications. Also the expansion of the plasma is an important issue being in the focus of recent investigations [1, 2]. By probing the rear side of an irradiated foil one can gain information about the expanding plasma and the acceleration fields.
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Sokollik, T. (2011). Imaging Plasmas of Irradiated Foils. In: Investigations of Field Dynamics in Laser Plasmas with Proton Imaging. Springer Theses. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-15040-1_10
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