Generation of MeV and GeV ions by relativistic self-focusing from laser-irradiated targets
- 1 February 1978
- journal article
- Published by AIP Publishing in Journal of Applied Physics
- Vol. 49 (2) , 923-924
- https://doi.org/10.1063/1.324628
Abstract
The short-range shrinking of a laser beam in a solid by relativistic self-focusing generates intensities which accelerate highly charged ions to MeV energies in agreement with experiments. Limitations at higher energies due to ionization, relativistic limits, and Debye length are given.This publication has 8 references indexed in Scilit:
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