Ion energy scaling under optimum conditions of laser plasma acceleration from solid density targets
Ion energy scaling under optimum conditions of laser plasma acceleration from solid density targets
A new, maximum proton energy, $ϵ$, scaling law with the laser pulse energy, ${E}_{L}$, has been derived for solid density foils from the results of 3D particle-in-cell simulations. Utilizing numerical modeling, protons are accelerated during interactions of the femtosecond relativistic laser pulses with the plain semitransparent targets of optimum thickness. …