Effects of the Transverse Instability and Wave Breaking on the Laser-Driven Thin Foil Acceleration.

Wan, Y; Andriyash, I A; Lu, W; Mori, W B; Malka, V

Wan, Y; Andriyash, I A; Lu, W; Mori, W B; Malka, V.

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Wan Y; Department of Physics of Complex Systems, Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot 7610001, Israel.
Andriyash IA; Department of Physics of Complex Systems, Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot 7610001, Israel.
Lu W; Department of Engineering Physics, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China.
Mori WB; University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California 90095, USA.
Malka V; Department of Physics of Complex Systems, Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot 7610001, Israel.

Phys Rev Lett ; 125(10): 104801, 2020 Sep 04.

Article en En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-32955303

RESUMEN

Acceleration of ultrathin foils by the laser radiation pressure promises a compact alternative to the conventional ion sources. Among the challenges on the way to practical realization, one fundamental is a strong transverse plasma instability, which develops density perturbations and breaks the acceleration. In this Letter, we develop a theoretical model supported by three-dimensional numerical simulations to explain the transverse instability growth from noise to wave breaking and its crucial effect on stopping the acceleration. The wave-broken nonlinear mode triggers rapid stochastic heating that finally explodes the target. Possible paths to mitigate this problem for getting efficient ion acceleration are discussed.

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Texto completo: 1 Colección: 01-internacional Base de datos: MEDLINE Idioma: En Revista: Phys Rev Lett Año: 2020 Tipo del documento: Article País de afiliación: Israel Pais de publicación: Estados Unidos

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