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arxiv 1807.07629 v3 pith:ORX4E5UG submitted 2018-07-19 physics.plasm-ph physics.acc-phphysics.app-ph

Energy-chirp compensation of laser-driven ion beams enabled by structured targets

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keywords simulationsbeamsdensedivergenceenergylaser-drivenmono-energeticpeak
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We show using 3D simulations that the challenge of generating dense mono-energetic laser-driven ion beams with low angular divergence can be overcome by utilizing structured targets with a relativistically transparent channel and an overdense wall. In contrast to a uniform target that produces a chirped ion beam, the target structure facilitates formation of a dense electron bunch whose longitudinal electric field reverses the energy chirp. This approach works in conjunction with existing acceleration mechanisms, augmenting the ion spectra. For example, our 3D simulations predict a significant improvement for a 2 PW laser pulse with a peak intensity of $5 \times 10^{22}$ W/cm$^2$. The simulations show a mono-energetic proton peak in a highly desirable energy range of 200 MeV with an unprecedented charge of several nC and relatively low divergence that is below 10$^{\circ}$.

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