Open AccessSimultaneous generation of monoenergetic tunable protons and carbon ions from laser-driven nanofoils
Author(s) -
Tong-Pu Yu,
Y. Yin,
D. B. Zou,
Z. Y. Ge,
X. H. Yang,
H. B. Zhuo,
Y. Y.,
F. Q. Shao,
A. Pukhov
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
optics express
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.394
H-Index - 271
ISSN - 1094-4087
DOI - 10.1364/oe.21.022558
Subject(s) - ion , atomic physics , carbon fibers , collimated light , proton , materials science , laser , foil method , optics , physics , nuclear physics , quantum mechanics , composite number , composite material
Simultaneous generation of monoenergetic tunable protons and carbon ions from intense laser multi-component nanofoil interaction is demonstrated by using particle-in-cell simulations. It is shown that, the protons with the largest charge-to-mass ratio are instantly separated from other ion species and are efficiently accelerated in the "phase stable" way. The carbon ions always ride on the heavier oxygen ion front with an electron-filling gap between the protons and carbon ions. At the cost of widely spread oxygen ions, monoenergetic collimated protons and carbon ions are obtained simultaneously. By modulating the heavier ion densities in the foil, it is capable to control the final beam quality, which is well interpreted by a simple analytical model.