期刊
PLASMA PHYSICS AND CONTROLLED FUSION
卷 60, 期 5, 页码 -出版社
IOP PUBLISHING LTD
DOI: 10.1088/1361-6587/aab3bb
关键词
plasma mirrors; laser-particle acceleration; laser-proton acceleration; laser-produced plasmas; laser diagnostics
资金
- EC Horizon 2020 LASERLAB-EUROPE/LEPP [654148]
- NNSA [DE-NA0003107]
- Volkswagen Foundation
We report on the setup and commissioning of a compact recollimating single plasma mirror (PM) for temporal contrast enhancement at the Draco 150 TW laser during laser-proton acceleration experiments. The temporal contrast with and without PM is characterized single-shot by means of self-referenced spectral interferometry with extended time excursion at unprecedented dynamic and temporal range. This allows for the first single-shot measurement of the PM trigger point, which is interesting for the quantitative investigation of the complex pre-plasma formation process at the surface of the target used for proton acceleration. As a demonstration of high contrast laser plasma interaction we present proton acceleration results with ultra-thin liquid crystal targets of similar to 1 mu m down to 10 nm thickness. Focus scans of different target thicknesses show that highest proton energies are reached for the thinnest targets at best focus. This indicates that the contrast enhancement is effective such that the acceleration process is not limited by target pre-expansion induced by laser light preceding the main laser pulse.
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