TW-ps laser driven blocks for light ion beam fusion in solid density DT

Heinrich Hora, Frederick Osman, Yu Cang, Jan Badziak, Sebastian Jablonski, Sebastian Glowacz, George H. Miley, Peter Hammerling, Jerzy Wolowski, Karel Jungwirth, Karel Rohlena, Xiao-ping He, Hansheng Peng, JingJuan Zhang

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    Abstract

    ![CDATA[It is being clarified why the observations of plane wave geometry interaction within the skin depth of a laser irradiated target are very unique exceptions from the broad stream of the usual experiments of laser plasma interaction. This permits a much more simplified description by plane wave interaction theory for laser pulses of about ps or shorter duration and powers above TW and simplifies computations in contrast to the usual cases with relativistic self-focusing. After establishing theoretically and experimentally the generation of highly directed plasma blocks with ion current densities above 1010 A/cm2 moving against the laser light or into the target, applications for laser fusion, and a completely new improvement of ion sources for the next generation of accelerators are discussed.]]
    Original languageEnglish
    Title of host publicationHigh-Power Lasers and Applications 111: Proceedings of SPIE. Vol. 5627
    PublisherSociety of Photo-Optical Instrumentation Engineers
    Number of pages13
    Publication statusPublished - 2005
    EventAsia-Pacific Optical Communications -
    Duration: 1 Jan 2005 → …

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    Name
    ISSN (Print)0277-786X

    Conference

    ConferenceAsia-Pacific Optical Communications
    Period1/01/05 → …

    Keywords

    • controlled thermonuclear fusion energy
    • laser fusion
    • laser plasmas
    • nonlinear (ponderomotive) force
    • relativistic self-focusing

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