• High Power Laser and Particle Beams
  • Vol. 36, Issue 1, 101004 (2024)
Yue Yang, Bin Sun, Zhigang Deng, Jian Teng, Shukai He, Bo Zhang, Shaoyi Wang, Zhimeng Zhang, Minghai Yu, Jiaxing Wen, Fang Tan, Yonghong Yan, Zitao Wang, Kainan Zhou, Zhongjing Chen, Yuchi Wu, Weimin Zhou, Yuqiu Gu, and Zongqing Zhao*
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  • Laser Fusion Research Center, CAEP, Mianyang 621900, China
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    DOI: 10.11884/HPLPB202436.230440 Cite this Article
    Yue Yang, Bin Sun, Zhigang Deng, Jian Teng, Shukai He, Bo Zhang, Shaoyi Wang, Zhimeng Zhang, Minghai Yu, Jiaxing Wen, Fang Tan, Yonghong Yan, Zitao Wang, Kainan Zhou, Zhongjing Chen, Yuchi Wu, Weimin Zhou, Yuqiu Gu, Zongqing Zhao. Generation of high-quality proton beam in nanobrush targets driven by PW laser pulse[J]. High Power Laser and Particle Beams, 2024, 36(1): 101004 Copy Citation Text show less

    Abstract

    High-energy proton beam sources produced by ultra-intense laser acceleration have wide application prospects in basic physics, materials science, biomedical research and other fields. Based on SILEX-II device of Laser Fusion Research Center, the experimental studies on proton acceleration of nanobrush targets driven by high-contrast femtosecond PW laser pulse have been carried out. Plasma mirror technology was used to further improve the laser contrast, which effectively reduces the influence of pre-pulse on the structure of the nanobrush target. Compared with planar target, the proton cut-off energy of nanobrush targets increased to 1.5 times, and the proton beam yield increased by nearly one order of magnitude. This successfully verifies the enhancement of nanobrush targets on laser ion acceleration at ultra-high power density, and the improved uniformity of the proton beam spatial distribution. These results provide a technical way for the generation and application of high-quality proton beam sources.
    Yue Yang, Bin Sun, Zhigang Deng, Jian Teng, Shukai He, Bo Zhang, Shaoyi Wang, Zhimeng Zhang, Minghai Yu, Jiaxing Wen, Fang Tan, Yonghong Yan, Zitao Wang, Kainan Zhou, Zhongjing Chen, Yuchi Wu, Weimin Zhou, Yuqiu Gu, Zongqing Zhao. Generation of high-quality proton beam in nanobrush targets driven by PW laser pulse[J]. High Power Laser and Particle Beams, 2024, 36(1): 101004
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