Abstract
Conditions for efficient and stable ion radiation pressure acceleration (RPA) from thin foils by circularly polarized laser pulses at moderate intensities are theoretically and numerically investigated. It is found that the unavoidable decompression of the co-moving electron layer in Light-Sail RPA leads to a change of the local electrostatic field from a
Original language | English |
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Article number | 043102 |
Pages (from-to) | 043102 |
Journal | Physics of Plasmas |
Volume | 18 |
Issue number | 4 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - Apr 2011 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Condensed Matter Physics