A new accelerated mechanism of protons in high power laser-plasma

HAO Dong-shan

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A new accelerated mechanism of protons in high power laser-plasma

HAO Dong-shan

1.
Department of Information Engineering, Zhengzhou Huaxin University, Xinzheng 451100, China

Received Date: 2011-11-14
Accepted Date: 2011-12-28

Abstract

In order to study effect of Compton scattering on protons accelerated along the normal direction of the target back side in the plasma,based on the model of multi-photon nonlinear Compton scattering and plasma particle-in cell simulation,the accelerated protons were analyzed and simulated,and a new mechanism of protons accelerated by the electrostatic field formed by incident laser and Compton scattering on the plasma face was put forward,then some important data were given out.The results show that the energetic electron numbers induced by Compton scattering in plasma are increased so that the electrostatic field on the target face of the energetic electrons is increased,and higher accelerated energy is absorbed by the protons.The proton gets the accelerated energy from the plasma of the gradual density scale length by Compton scattering higher than the energy getting from the plasma of the steep density scale length,and the key cause is that the effect of the electrostatic field increased by Compton scattering effectively compensates the loss energy of the electron in the transporting energy to the plasma as the increasing of the laser modulation instability taking place under Compton scattering.Therefore,it is perfect to accelerate protons with plasma of the gradual density scale length under Compton scattering.
- laser physics,
- plasma,
- ultra-intense laser,
- proton acceleration,
- plasma particle-in cell simulation,
- multi-photon nonlinear Compton scattering

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[2]	ZHANG J T,HE B,HE X T.Study of mechanism on laser fusion fast igniting[J].Acta Physica Sinica,2001,50(5):919-925(in Chinese).
[3]	PATEL P K,MACKINNON A J,KEY M H,et al.Isochoric heating of solid-density matter with an ultrafast proton beam[J].Physical Review Letters,2003,91(12):125004/1-125004/4.
[4]	BULANOV S V,KHOROSHKOV V S.Feasibility of using laser ion accelerators in proton therapy[J].Plasma Physics Reports,2002,28 (5):453-456.
[5]	GAO X,GUO K M,SONG X W,et al.Plasma characteristics of metal Fe ablated by pulsed laser[J].Chinese Journal of Lasers,2010,37 (3):878-881(in Chinese).
[6]	MAKSIMCHUK A,GU S,FLIPPO K,et al.Forward ion acceleration in thin films driven by a high-intensity laser[J].Physical Review Letters,2000,84(18):4108-4111.
[7]	OKADA T,MIKADO Y,KITADTA T,et al.Fast ion bunch generation by ultraintense laser pulse on plasma foil target[J].Japanese Journal of Applied Physics,2005,44(3):1431-1435(in Japanese).
[8]	ANDREEV A A,PLATONOV K Y,OKADA T,et al.Nonlinear absorption of a short intense laser pulse in a nonuniform plasma[J].Physics of Plasmas,2003,10(1):220-226.
[9]	WILKS S C,LANGDON A B,COWAN T E,et al.Energetic proton generation in ultra-intense laser-solid interactions[J].Physics of Plasmas,2001,8(2):542-549.
[10]	BETTI S,CECCHERINI F,CORNOLTI F,et al.Expansion of a finite-size plasma in vacuum[J].Plasma Physics and Controlled Fusion,2005,47(3):521-529.
[11]	MORA P.Plasma expansion into a vacuum[J].Physical Review Letters,2003,90(18):185002/1-185002/4.
[12]	WEI M S,MANGLES S P D,NAJMUDIN Z,et al.Ion acceleration by collisionless shocks in high-intensity-laser-underdense-plasma interaction[J].Physical Review Letters,2004,93(15):155003/1155003/4.
[13]	HUMIERES E D,LEFEBVRE E,GREMILLET L,et al.Proton acceleration mechanisms in high-intensity laser interaction with thin foils[J].Physics of Plasmas,2005,12(6):062704/1-062704/13.
[14]	SILVA L O,MARTI M,DAVIES J D,et al.Proton shock acceleration in laser-plasma interactions[J].Physical Review Letters,2004, 92(1):015002/1-015002/4.
[15]	ROTH M,COWAN T E,KEY M H,et al.Fast ignition by intense laser-accelerated proton beams[J].Physics Review Letters,2001,86 (3):436-439.
[16]	BORGHESI M,ESIRKEPOV T,BULANOV S Y,et al.Proton beam taken place by the effect in the laser and solid butt[J].Physical Review Letters,2002,88(1):5002-5005.
[17]	ZEPF M,CLARK E L,BEG F N,et al.Proton acceleration from high-intensity laser interactions with thin foil targets[J].Physical Review Letters,2003,90(6):064801/1-064801/4.
[18]	ESIRKEPOV T,BORGHESI M,BULANOV S Y,et al.Highly efficient relativistic-ion generation in the laser-piston regime[J].Physical Review Letters,2004,92(17):175003.
[19]	ZHANG X M,SHEN B F,YU M Y,et al.Effect of plasma temperature on electrostatic shock generation and ion acceleration by lasers[J].Physics of Plasmas,2007,14(11):113108.
[20]	BIN J H,LEI A L,YU W.Influence of initial plasma temperature on energetic proton generation from laser-plasma interaction[J].Chinese Journal of Lasers,2009,36(6):1416-1419(in Chinese).
[21]	ABUDMESULI,ZAKER A.Numberal simulation effect of plasma density scale length on the energetic protons generation in laser-plasma interaction[J].Journal of Xinjiang University(Natural Science Edition),2011,28(2):213-217(in Chinese).
[22]	HAO X F,LI H Y,HAO D Sh.Photonic band gap properties of magnetized plasma photonic crystals under Compton scattering[J].Laser Technology,2012,36(1):107-110(in Chinese).
[23]	KONG Q,ZHU L J,WANG J X,et al.Electron dynamics in the extra-intense stationary laser field[J].Acta Physica Sinica,1999,48 (4):650-660(in Chinese).

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Received Date: 2011-11-14

Accepted Date: 2011-12-28

Available Online: 2012-09-25

Abstract: In order to study effect of Compton scattering on protons accelerated along the normal direction of the target back side in the plasma,based on the model of multi-photon nonlinear Compton scattering and plasma particle-in cell simulation,the accelerated protons were analyzed and simulated,and a new mechanism of protons accelerated by the electrostatic field formed by incident laser and Compton scattering on the plasma face was put forward,then some important data were given out.The results show that the energetic electron numbers induced by Compton scattering in plasma are increased so that the electrostatic field on the target face of the energetic electrons is increased,and higher accelerated energy is absorbed by the protons.The proton gets the accelerated energy from the plasma of the gradual density scale length by Compton scattering higher than the energy getting from the plasma of the steep density scale length,and the key cause is that the effect of the electrostatic field increased by Compton scattering effectively compensates the loss energy of the electron in the transporting energy to the plasma as the increasing of the laser modulation instability taking place under Compton scattering.Therefore,it is perfect to accelerate protons with plasma of the gradual density scale length under Compton scattering.

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[1]	COBLLE J A,JOHNSON R P,COWAN T E,et al.High resolution laser-driven proton radiography[J].Journal of Applied Physics,2002, 92(4):1775-1779.
[2]	ZHANG J T,HE B,HE X T.Study of mechanism on laser fusion fast igniting[J].Acta Physica Sinica,2001,50(5):919-925(in Chinese).
[3]	PATEL P K,MACKINNON A J,KEY M H,et al.Isochoric heating of solid-density matter with an ultrafast proton beam[J].Physical Review Letters,2003,91(12):125004/1-125004/4.
[4]	BULANOV S V,KHOROSHKOV V S.Feasibility of using laser ion accelerators in proton therapy[J].Plasma Physics Reports,2002,28 (5):453-456.
[5]	GAO X,GUO K M,SONG X W,et al.Plasma characteristics of metal Fe ablated by pulsed laser[J].Chinese Journal of Lasers,2010,37 (3):878-881(in Chinese).
[6]	MAKSIMCHUK A,GU S,FLIPPO K,et al.Forward ion acceleration in thin films driven by a high-intensity laser[J].Physical Review Letters,2000,84(18):4108-4111.
[7]	OKADA T,MIKADO Y,KITADTA T,et al.Fast ion bunch generation by ultraintense laser pulse on plasma foil target[J].Japanese Journal of Applied Physics,2005,44(3):1431-1435(in Japanese).
[8]	ANDREEV A A,PLATONOV K Y,OKADA T,et al.Nonlinear absorption of a short intense laser pulse in a nonuniform plasma[J].Physics of Plasmas,2003,10(1):220-226.
[9]	WILKS S C,LANGDON A B,COWAN T E,et al.Energetic proton generation in ultra-intense laser-solid interactions[J].Physics of Plasmas,2001,8(2):542-549.
[10]	BETTI S,CECCHERINI F,CORNOLTI F,et al.Expansion of a finite-size plasma in vacuum[J].Plasma Physics and Controlled Fusion,2005,47(3):521-529.
[11]	MORA P.Plasma expansion into a vacuum[J].Physical Review Letters,2003,90(18):185002/1-185002/4.
[12]	WEI M S,MANGLES S P D,NAJMUDIN Z,et al.Ion acceleration by collisionless shocks in high-intensity-laser-underdense-plasma interaction[J].Physical Review Letters,2004,93(15):155003/1155003/4.
[13]	HUMIERES E D,LEFEBVRE E,GREMILLET L,et al.Proton acceleration mechanisms in high-intensity laser interaction with thin foils[J].Physics of Plasmas,2005,12(6):062704/1-062704/13.
[14]	SILVA L O,MARTI M,DAVIES J D,et al.Proton shock acceleration in laser-plasma interactions[J].Physical Review Letters,2004, 92(1):015002/1-015002/4.
[15]	ROTH M,COWAN T E,KEY M H,et al.Fast ignition by intense laser-accelerated proton beams[J].Physics Review Letters,2001,86 (3):436-439.
[16]	BORGHESI M,ESIRKEPOV T,BULANOV S Y,et al.Proton beam taken place by the effect in the laser and solid butt[J].Physical Review Letters,2002,88(1):5002-5005.
[17]	ZEPF M,CLARK E L,BEG F N,et al.Proton acceleration from high-intensity laser interactions with thin foil targets[J].Physical Review Letters,2003,90(6):064801/1-064801/4.
[18]	ESIRKEPOV T,BORGHESI M,BULANOV S Y,et al.Highly efficient relativistic-ion generation in the laser-piston regime[J].Physical Review Letters,2004,92(17):175003.
[19]	ZHANG X M,SHEN B F,YU M Y,et al.Effect of plasma temperature on electrostatic shock generation and ion acceleration by lasers[J].Physics of Plasmas,2007,14(11):113108.
[20]	BIN J H,LEI A L,YU W.Influence of initial plasma temperature on energetic proton generation from laser-plasma interaction[J].Chinese Journal of Lasers,2009,36(6):1416-1419(in Chinese).
[21]	ABUDMESULI,ZAKER A.Numberal simulation effect of plasma density scale length on the energetic protons generation in laser-plasma interaction[J].Journal of Xinjiang University(Natural Science Edition),2011,28(2):213-217(in Chinese).
[22]	HAO X F,LI H Y,HAO D Sh.Photonic band gap properties of magnetized plasma photonic crystals under Compton scattering[J].Laser Technology,2012,36(1):107-110(in Chinese).
[23]	KONG Q,ZHU L J,WANG J X,et al.Electron dynamics in the extra-intense stationary laser field[J].Acta Physica Sinica,1999,48 (4):650-660(in Chinese).

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