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020 _a9783642150401
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024 7 _a10.1007/978-3-642-15040-1
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082 0 4 _a539.73
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100 1 _aSokollik, Thomas.
_eauthor.
245 1 0 _aInvestigations of Field Dynamics in Laser Plasmas with Proton Imaging
_h[electronic resource] /
_cby Thomas Sokollik.
264 1 _aBerlin, Heidelberg :
_bSpringer Berlin Heidelberg,
_c2011.
300 _aXIV, 126 p.
_bonline resource.
336 _atext
_btxt
_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
_bcr
_2rdacarrier
347 _atext file
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_2rda
490 1 _aSpringer Theses
505 0 _aIntroduction. Basics. Ultra Short and Intense Laser Pulses -- Plasma Physics -- IonAcceleration -- Laser System -- Proton Beam Characterization. Proton and Ion Spectra.-Beam Emittance -- Virtual Source Dynamics -- Proton Imaging. Principle of Proton Imaging -- Imaging Plasmas of Irradiated Foils -- Mass-Limited Targets -- Streak Deflectometry -- Summary and Outlook. Apendix A - Zernike Polynomials -- Appendix B – Gated MCO’s -- Bibliography -- Index -- Acknowledgements.
520 _aLaser driven proton beams are still in their infancy but already have some outstanding attributes compared to those from conventional accelerators. One such attribute is the typically low beam emittance. This allows excellent resolution in imaging applications like proton radiography. In the thesis by Thomas Sokollik a novel imaging technique - the proton streak camera - was developed and first used to measure both the spatial and temporal evolution of ultra-strong electrical fields in laser-driven plasmas. Such investigations are of paramount importance for the understanding of laser-plasma interactions and, thus, for optimization of laser driven particle acceleration. In particular, the present work investigated micrometer-sized spherical targets after laser irradiation. The confined geometry of plasmas and fields was found to influence the kinetic energy and spatial distribution of accelerated ions. This could be shown both in experimental radiography images and and in numerical simulations, one of which was selected for the cover page of Physical Review Letters.
650 0 _aPhysics.
650 0 _aParticle acceleration.
650 1 4 _aPhysics.
650 2 4 _aParticle Acceleration and Detection, Beam Physics.
650 2 4 _aPlasma Physics.
650 2 4 _aAtoms and Molecules in Strong Fields, Laser Matter Interaction.
710 2 _aSpringerLink (Online service)
773 0 _tSpringer eBooks
776 0 8 _iPrinted edition:
_z9783642150395
830 0 _aSpringer Theses
856 4 0 _uhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-15040-1
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