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Relativistic laser nano-plasmonics for effective fast particle production

Andreev, A., Platonov, K., Braenzel, J., Lübcke, Andrea, Das, Susanta Kumar, Messaoudi, Hamza, Grunwald, Rüdiger orcid logoORCID: 0000-0003-4822-2932, Gray, Ciarán, McGlynn, Enda orcid logoORCID: 0000-0002-3412-9035 and Schnürer, M. (2016) Relativistic laser nano-plasmonics for effective fast particle production. Plasma Physics and Controlled Fusion, 58 (1). 014038-014038. ISSN 1361-6587

Abstract
We have studied particle acceleration in different nanostructured targets irradiated by high intensity laser pulses of high contrast. We find that the maximum energy of emitted particles and their directionality is significantly enhanced in the case of nanostructured targets with respect to plane targets. We have studied theoretically in detail the generation and propagation of fast electrons in nanowire targets. Such targets exhibit an extraordinary high conversion efficiency of laser energy into electron kinetic energy. We observe guiding of electron bunches along the wires. Results from theory and simulation compare reasonably well with the experimental data.
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Item Type:Article (Published)
Refereed:Yes
Subjects:Engineering > Materials
Physical Sciences > Laser plasmas
Physical Sciences > Plasmas
Physical Sciences > Lasers
Physical Sciences > Nanotechnology
DCU Faculties and Centres:Research Initiatives and Centres > National Centre for Plasma Science and Technology (NCPST)
DCU Faculties and Schools > Faculty of Science and Health > School of Physical Sciences
Publisher:Institute of Physics
Official URL:http://dx.doi.org/10.1088/0741-3335/58/1/014038
Copyright Information:© 2016 IOP
Use License:This item is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-Share Alike 3.0 License. View License
ID Code:20934
Deposited On:02 Dec 2015 12:03 by Enda Mcglynn . Last Modified 04 Feb 2020 15:11
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