Effect of target heating on ion-induced reactions in high-intensity laser-plasma interactions

P. McKenna; K.W.D. Ledingham; T. McCanny; R.P. Singhal; I. Spencer; E.L. Clark; F.N. Beg; K. Krushelnick; M.S. Wei; J. Galy; J. Magill; R.J. Clarke; K.L. Lancaster; P.A. Norreys; K.M. Spohr; R. Chapman

doi:10.1063/1.1616972

Effect of target heating on ion-induced reactions in high-intensity laser-plasma interactions

P. McKenna, K.W.D. Ledingham, T. McCanny, R.P. Singhal, I. Spencer, E.L. Clark, F.N. Beg, K. Krushelnick, M.S. Wei, J. Galy, J. Magill, R.J. Clarke, K.L. Lancaster, P.A. Norreys, K.M. Spohr, R. Chapman

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Abstract

Measurements of ion-induced nuclear reactions have been used to diagnose ion acceleration from the interaction of high-intensity (>1019 W cm−2)(>1019 W cm−2) laser light with solid targets. Nuclear activation of catcher materials surrounding the interaction region has been studied using a high-resolution germanium detector. It was found that, when a 100 μm thick Al target foil was preheated, the proton flux produced from the laser–foil interaction was considerably reduced. Observed heavy-ion-induced reactions are used with calculated reaction cross sections to quantify ion acceleration.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	2763-2765
Number of pages	3
Journal	Applied Physics Letters
Volume	83
Issue number	14
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1063/1.1616972
Publication status	Published - Sept 2003

Keywords

nuclear reactions
acceleration measurement
heavy ion reactions
chemical reaction cross sections
protons

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McKenna, P., Ledingham, K. W. D., McCanny, T., Singhal, R. P., Spencer, I., Clark, E. L., Beg, F. N., Krushelnick, K., Wei, M. S., Galy, J., Magill, J., Clarke, R. J., Lancaster, K. L., Norreys, P. A., Spohr, K. M., & Chapman, R. (2003). Effect of target heating on ion-induced reactions in high-intensity laser-plasma interactions. Applied Physics Letters, 83(14), 2763-2765. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.1616972

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Effect of target heating on ion-induced reactions in high-intensity laser-plasma interactions

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