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Computer Simulation of the Three-Dimensional Regime of Proton Acceleration in the Interaction of Laser Radiation with a Thin Spherical Target

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Results from particle-in-cell simulations of the three-dimensional regime of proton acceleration in the interaction of laser radiation with a thin spherical target are presented. It is shown that the density of accelerated protons can be several times higher than that in conventional accelerators. The focusing of fast protons created in the interaction of laser radiation with a spherical target is demonstrated. The focal spot of fast protons is localized near the center of the sphere. The conversion efficiency of laser energy into fast ion energy attains 5%. The acceleration mechanism is analyzed and the electron and proton energy spectra are obtained.

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  1. Max-Born Institute, Max-Born Str. 2a, 12489, Berlin, Germany

    H. Ruhl, P. Nickles & W. Sandner

  2. Institute of General Physics, Russian Academy of Sciences, ul. Vavilova 38, Moscow, 117942, Russia

    S. V. Bulanov

  3. Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, 5000 East Avenue, Livermore, CA, 94550, P.O. Box 808, USA

    T. E. Cowan

  4. Institute of Computation Technologies, Siberian Division, Russian Academy of Sciences, ul. Lavrent’eva 6, Novosibirsk, 630090, Russia

    T. V. Liseĭkina

  5. Istituto Nazionale Fisica della Materia, Sez. 2, Piazza Torricelli, Pisa, Italy

    F. Pegoraro

  6. Gesellschaft für Schwerionenforschung mbH, Planckstrasse 1, D-64291, Darmstadt, Germany

    M. Roth

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Ruhl, H., Bulanov, S.V., Cowan, T.E. et al. Computer Simulation of the Three-Dimensional Regime of Proton Acceleration in the Interaction of Laser Radiation with a Thin Spherical Target. Plasma Phys. Rep. 27, 363–371 (2001). https://doi.org/10.1134/1.1371596

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