Solitary versus shock wave acceleration in laser-plasma interactions

Year: 2012

Authors: Macchi A., Nindrayog A.S., Pegoraro F.

Autors Affiliation: Istituto Nazionale di Ottica, Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche, Research Unit “Adriano Gozzini,” I-56124 Pisa, Italy and Dipartimento di Fisica “Enrico Fermi,” Università di Pisa, Largo B. Pontecorvo 3, I-56127 Pisa, Italy

Abstract: The excitation of nonlinear electrostatic waves, such as shock and solitons, by ultraintense laser interaction with overdense plasmas and related ion acceleration are investigated by numerical simulations. Stability of solitons and formation of shock waves is strongly dependent on the velocity distribution of ions. Monoenergetic components in ion spectra are produced by \”pulsed\” reflection from solitary waves. Possible relevance to recent experiments on \”shock acceleration\” is discussed.

Journal/Review: PHYSICAL REVIEW E

Volume: 85 (4)      Pages from: 046402  to: 046402

More Information: This work was supported by the Italian Ministry for University and Research through the FIRB Futuro in Ricerca project \”Superintense Laser-Driven Ion Sources\”.
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevE.85.046402

Citations: 32
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