Enhanced proton acceleration and transverse electron dynamics in laser-irradiated targets with nanosphere coatings
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DOI: 10.1088/1361-6463/ae1d8a
Abstract: This study investigates the novel phenomenon of enhanced proton and transverse electron acceleration from laser-irradiated polyethylene targets with gold nanospheres coatings. We demonstrate that there is an enhancement in proton beam energies when using targets… read more here.
Keywords: transverse electron; enhanced proton; laser irradiated; electron ... See more keywords
Sub-micron scale transverse electron beam size diagnostics methodology based on the analysis of optical transition radiation source distribution
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DOI: 10.1088/1748-0221/15/01/p01020
Abstract: Optical Transition Radiation (OTR) appearing when a charged particle crosses a boundary between two media with different dielectric properties has widely been used as a tool for transverse profile measurements of charged particle beams in… read more here.
Keywords: methodology; transverse electron; beam size; electron beam ... See more keywords