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Angular distributions of ions emitted from laser plasma produced at various irradiation angles and laser intensities

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  18 September 2008

L. Láska ,
K. Jungwirth ,
J. Krása ,
E. Krouský ,
M. Pfeifer ,
K. Rohlena ,
A. Velyhan ,
J. Ullschmied ,
S. Gammino  and
L. Torrisi
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L. Láska*
Affiliation:
Institute of Physics, ASCR v.v.i., Prague, Czech Republic
K. Jungwirth
Affiliation:
Institute of Physics, ASCR v.v.i., Prague, Czech Republic
J. Krása
Affiliation:
Institute of Physics, ASCR v.v.i., Prague, Czech Republic
E. Krouský
Affiliation:
Institute of Physics, ASCR v.v.i., Prague, Czech Republic
M. Pfeifer
Affiliation:
Institute of Physics, ASCR v.v.i., Prague, Czech Republic
K. Rohlena
Affiliation:
Institute of Physics, ASCR v.v.i., Prague, Czech Republic
A. Velyhan
Affiliation:
Institute of Physics, ASCR v.v.i., Prague, Czech Republic
J. Ullschmied
Affiliation:
Institute of Plasma Physics, ASCR v.v.i., Prague, Czech Republic
S. Gammino
Affiliation:
INFN, Laboratori Nazionali del Sud, Catania, Italy
L. Torrisi
Affiliation:
INFN, Laboratori Nazionali del Sud, Catania, Italy
J. Badziak
Affiliation:
Institute of Plasma Physics and Laser Microfusion, Warsaw, Poland
P. Parys
Affiliation:
Institute of Plasma Physics and Laser Microfusion, Warsaw, Poland
M. Rosinski
Affiliation:
Institute of Plasma Physics and Laser Microfusion, Warsaw, Poland
L. Ryć
Affiliation:
Institute of Plasma Physics and Laser Microfusion, Warsaw, Poland
J. Wolowski
Affiliation:
Institute of Plasma Physics and Laser Microfusion, Warsaw, Poland
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Address correspondence and reprint request to: L. Láska, Institute of Physics, ASCR v.v.i., Na Slovance 2, 182 21 Prague 8, Czech Republic. E-mail: laska@fzu.cz
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Abstract

Angular distributions of currents and velocities (energies) of ions produced at various target irradiation angles and laser intensities ranged from 1010 W/cm2 to 1017 W/cm2 were analyzed. It was confirmed that for low laser intensities the ion current distributions are always peaked along the target normal. However, at laser intensities comparable to or higher than 1014 W/cm2, the preferred direction of ion emission strongly depends on the irradiation geometry (laser focus setting, the irradiation angle), and can be off the target normal. This is very likely caused by the non-linear interaction of the laser beam with produced plasma, in particular, by the action of ponderomotive forces and the laser beam self-focusing.

Keywords

Angular distributionIon emissionIrradiation angleLaser-produced plasma
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Research Article
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Laser and Particle Beams , Volume 26 , Issue 4 , December 2008 , pp. 555 - 565
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2008

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