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Ion beam bunching via phase rotation in cascading laser-driven ion acceleration
- Source :
- Physics of Plasmas 25, 083116 (2018)
- Publication Year :
- 2018
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Abstract
- The ion beam bunching in a cascaded target normal sheath acceleration is investigated by theoretical analysis and particle-in-cell simulations. It is found that a proton beam can be accelerated and bunched simultaneously by injecting it into the rising sheath field at the rear side of a laser-irradiated foil target. In the rising sheath field, the ion phase rotation may take place since the back-end protons of the beam feels a stronger field than the front-end protons. Consequently, the injected proton beam can be compressed in the longitudinal direction. At last, the vital role of the ion beam bunching is illustrated by the integrated simulations of two successive stages in a cascaded acceleration.<br />Comment: 15 pages, 7 figures
- Subjects :
- Physics - Plasma Physics
Physics - Accelerator Physics
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Details
- Database :
- arXiv
- Journal :
- Physics of Plasmas 25, 083116 (2018)
- Publication Type :
- Report
- Accession number :
- edsarx.1809.01383
- Document Type :
- Working Paper
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1063/1.5000991