Conveners
Non-conventional Ion Acceleration Techniques
- Georg Korn (x)
Non-conventional Ion Acceleration Techniques
- Georg Korn (x)
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Dr Daniel Haffa (LMU Munich), Prof. Jörg Schreiber (LMU Munich)07/09/2016, 10:05Invited ReviewOne of the most intriguing features of laser-driven ion sources is their potentially short duration and micrometer small source size (low longitudinal and transverse emittance), which is a direct consequence of the highly intense laser pulses at play. My talk will impart the most relevant underlying principles of laser ion acceleration, supported by recent examples demonstrating this potential...Go to contribution page
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Dr Stepan Bulanov (Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory)07/09/2016, 11:05Invited ReviewThe laser driven ion acceleration is considered a promising candidate for an ion source for hadron therapy. The reduced cost and size, as well as the intrinsic flexibility of laser ion accelerators compared to the conventional ones can increase the availability of the ion beams and provide particle therapy to a broader range of patients. I will review and discuss different schemes of laser ion...Go to contribution page
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Dr S. Kar (QUB)07/09/2016, 11:45InvitedAll-optical approaches to particle acceleration are currently attracting a significant research effort internationally. A recently developed concept of a versatile, miniature linear accelerating module to achieve simultaneous focusing, energy selection and post-acceleration of the proton beams will be discussed. In a proof-of-principle experiment on a 200 TW university-scale laser, we...Go to contribution page
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Dr Andrea Macchi (CNR, Istituto Nazionale di Ottica, u.o.s Adriano Gozzini, Pisa, Italy)07/09/2016, 12:10InvitedThe "light sail" (LS) concept, i.e. the radiation pressure acceleration (RPA) of ultrathin targets was recently in press highlights because of the "breakthrough starshot" proposal for sending space probes beyond the solar system, thanks to the high acceleration efficiency. Scaled down to femtosecond lasers with petawatt power, amongst the different mechanisms for laser-plasma based ion...Go to contribution page
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Dr Sven Steinke (Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory)07/09/2016, 12:35Oral contributionHigh intensity laser interaction studies with the BELLA laser at LBNL are summarized. The BELLA laser is a state-of-the-art Ti:sapphire laser system that delivers ~1 PW (40 J in 35 fs) laser pulses at 1 Hz. The BELLA laser has been used primarily for electron acceleration experiments in underdense plasma using a long focal length beamline that delivers laser pulses with a spot size of 53...Go to contribution page