Enhanced laser-driven proton-acceleration from limited mass targets by high temporal contrast ultra-intense lasers

S. Buffechoux; M. Nakatsutsumi; A. Andreev; K. Zeil; T. Burris; G. Sarri; M. Amin; P. Antici; S. Fourmaux; S. Gaillard; A. Mancic; M. Tampo; H. Pépin; P. Audebert; O. Willi; T. Cowan; M. Borghesi; J. Fuchs

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Enhanced laser-driven proton-acceleration from limited mass targets by high temporal contrast ultra-intense lasers

S. Buffechoux^*, M. Nakatsutsumi, A. Andreev, K. Zeil, T. Burris, G. Sarri, M. Amin, P. Antici, S. Fourmaux, S. Gaillard, A. Mancic, M. Tampo, H. Pépin, P. Audebert, O. Willi, T. Cowan, M. Borghesi, J. Fuchs

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Beam optimization of laser-accelerated protons is required to progress towards the development of applications, e.g. for fast ignition of fusion targets or dense plasma radiography. For this, three areas of improvement need to be pursued: increasing the maximum proton energy, enhancing the laser-to-protons conversion efficiency and reducing the beam divergence. Here we report on the reasoning which led us to envision limited size target to improve protons acceleration. We point out that pre plasma leakage from the target front side is a critical issue to allow efficient acceleration from such limited size targets and show that with very high temporal contrast laser pulses proton acceleration is improved in such targets.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Light at Extreme Intensities
Subtitle of host publication	Opportunities and Technological Issues of the Extreme Light Infrastructure, LEI 2009 - Proceedings of the Conference
Pages	279-286
Number of pages	8
Volume	1228
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3426064
Publication status	Published - 28 Oct 2010
Event	1st International Conference on Light at Extreme Intensities - Scientific Opportunities and Technological Issues of the Extreme Light Infrastructure, LEI 2009 - Brasov, Romania Duration: 16 Oct 2009 → 21 Oct 2009

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Conference	1st International Conference on Light at Extreme Intensities - Scientific Opportunities and Technological Issues of the Extreme Light Infrastructure, LEI 2009
Country/Territory	Romania
City	Brasov
Period	16/10/2009 → 21/10/2009

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Buffechoux, S., Nakatsutsumi, M., Andreev, A., Zeil, K., Burris, T., Sarri, G., Amin, M., Antici, P., Fourmaux, S., Gaillard, S., Mancic, A., Tampo, M., Pépin, H., Audebert, P., Willi, O., Cowan, T., Borghesi, M., & Fuchs, J. (2010). Enhanced laser-driven proton-acceleration from limited mass targets by high temporal contrast ultra-intense lasers. In Light at Extreme Intensities: Opportunities and Technological Issues of the Extreme Light Infrastructure, LEI 2009 - Proceedings of the Conference (Vol. 1228, pp. 279-286) https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3426064

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Buffechoux, S, Nakatsutsumi, M, Andreev, A, Zeil, K, Burris, T, Sarri, G, Amin, M, Antici, P, Fourmaux, S, Gaillard, S, Mancic, A, Tampo, M, Pépin, H, Audebert, P, Willi, O, Cowan, T, Borghesi, M & Fuchs, J 2010, Enhanced laser-driven proton-acceleration from limited mass targets by high temporal contrast ultra-intense lasers. in Light at Extreme Intensities: Opportunities and Technological Issues of the Extreme Light Infrastructure, LEI 2009 - Proceedings of the Conference. vol. 1228, pp. 279-286, 1st International Conference on Light at Extreme Intensities - Scientific Opportunities and Technological Issues of the Extreme Light Infrastructure, LEI 2009, Brasov, Romania, 16/10/2009. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3426064

Enhanced laser-driven proton-acceleration from limited mass targets by high temporal contrast ultra-intense lasers. / Buffechoux, S.; Nakatsutsumi, M.; Andreev, A. et al.
Light at Extreme Intensities: Opportunities and Technological Issues of the Extreme Light Infrastructure, LEI 2009 - Proceedings of the Conference. Vol. 1228 2010. p. 279-286.

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