Hole-boring radiation pressure proton acceleration at high intensity in near-critical density targets

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Abstract

We will present high quality proton beams accelerated from hole-boring radiation pressure proton acceleration (HB-RPA) using three-dimension Particle-in-Cell simulation results. Scaling works on proton cut off energy with laser parameters such as laser intensity and laser pulse duration have been studied in detail by two-dimension Particle-in-Cell simulations. Optimal conditions for generating proton beam of narrow energy spread will be discussed.

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Authors

  • Jinqing Yu

    • The John Adams Institute, Blackett Laboratory, Imperial College London

  • N.P. Dover

    • The John Adams Institute, Blackett Laboratory, Imperial College London

  • Xiaolin Jin

    • Vacuum Electronics National Laboratory, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China

  • Bin Li

    • Vacuum Electronics National Laboratory, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China

  • A.E. Dangor

    • The John Adams Institute, Blackett Laboratory, Imperial College London

  • Z. Najmudin

    • The John Adams Institute, Blackett Laboratory, Imperial College London