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In the last decade laser induced ion acceleration became an attractive source for energetic ion beams up to several MeV (max. 58 MeV [1]). For further applications besides the proton imaging, new parameter ranges have to be occupied. The proton energies have to be increased about one order of magnitude. Many applications would benefit from a narrow energy spread of the protons—so called “monoenergetic” protons beams. But also the number of protons has to be increased reproducibly.
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Sokollik, T. (2011). Mass-Limited Targets. 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_11
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