Acceleration of protons to above 6 MeV using H{sub 2}O 'snow' nanowire targets

A scheme is presented for using H{sub 2}O 'snow' nanowire targets for the generation of fast protons. This novel method may relax the requirements for very high laser intensities, thus reducing the size and cost of laser based ion acceleration system.

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Published in:AIP conference proceedings 2012-07, Vol.1462 (1)
Main Authors: Pomerantz, I., Schleifer, E., Nahum, E., Eisenmann, S., Botton, M., Gordon, D., Sprangel, P., Zigler, A., Racah Institute of Physics, Hebrew University, Jerusalem 91904, Plasma Physics Division, Naval Research Laboratory, Washington, D.C. 20375
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
ACCELERATION
ACCELERATORS
BEAM PRODUCTION
ION BEAMS
LASER RADIATION
LASERS
MEV RANGE
NANOSCIENCE AND NANOTECHNOLOGY
PARTICLE ACCELERATORS
PROTON BEAMS
PROTON SOURCES
PROTONS
QUANTUM WIRES
WATER
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Summary:A scheme is presented for using H{sub 2}O 'snow' nanowire targets for the generation of fast protons. This novel method may relax the requirements for very high laser intensities, thus reducing the size and cost of laser based ion acceleration system.
ISSN:0094-243X
1551-7616
DOI:10.1063/1.4736782