Ion source perturbation and control in intense laser plasma interaction

Ramakrishna B.; Krishnamurthy S.; Tayyab M.; Bagchi S.; Makur K.; Trines Raoul; Scott Robbie; Robinson Alex; Chakera J. A.

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Ramakrishna B., Krishnamurthy S., Tayyab M., Bagchi S., Makur K., Trines Raoul, Scott Robbie, Robinson Alex, Chakera J. A.. Ion source perturbation and control in intense laser plasma interaction[J]. Matter and Radiation at Extremes, 2020, 5(4): 045402. doi: 10.1063/5.0004801

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Ramakrishna B., Krishnamurthy S., Tayyab M., Bagchi S., Makur K., Trines Raoul, Scott Robbie, Robinson Alex, Chakera J. A.. Ion source perturbation and control in intense laser plasma interaction[J]. Matter and Radiation at Extremes, 2020, 5(4): 045402. doi: 10.1063/5.0004801

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Ramakrishna B., Krishnamurthy S., Tayyab M., Bagchi S., Makur K., Trines Raoul, Scott Robbie, Robinson Alex, Chakera J. A.. Ion source perturbation and control in intense laser plasma interaction[J]. Matter and Radiation at Extremes, 2020, 5(4): 045402. doi: 10.1063/5.0004801

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Ion source perturbation and control in intense laser plasma interaction

doi: 10.1063/5.0004801

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Department of Physics, Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad, Kandi, Sangareddy 502285, India
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Laser Plasma Division, Raja Ramanna Centre for Advanced Technology, Indore 452 013, India
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Homi Bhabha National Institute, Training School Complex, Anushakti Nagar, Mumbai 400094, India
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Central Laser Facility, STFC Rutherford-Appleton Laboratory, Didcot OX11 0QX, United Kingdom

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Corresponding author: a)Author to whom correspondence should be addressed: bhuvan@iith.ac.in
Received Date: 2020-02-15
Accepted Date: 2020-05-17

Available Online: 2020-07-01

Publish Date: 2020-07-15

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Abstract

We present here experimental results on the optimization of the mega-electronvolt ion source from the target front surface by using relativistic (10¹⁸ W/cm²) interactions with ultra-short laser pulses (50 fs). The source perturbation in the accelerated proton/ion beam was primarily controlled by the addition of a pre-pulse to main pulse contrast ratio. The 2D particle-in-cell simulations agreed well with the observed experimental results for the ion source perturbation and mitigation. This work provides insights into ion source perturbations (temporal and spatial) and the need to control them in intense laser–plasma interactions. Our results may assist in the efficient guiding of proton/ion beams to the core of fusion fuel or of ions in cancer therapy.

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