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References

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• Kitagawa, Y., Matsumoto, T., Minamihata, T., Sawai, K., Matsuo, K., Mima, K., Nishihara, K., Azechi, H., Tanaka, K. A., Takabe, H., Nakai, S. : 1992, Phys. Rev. Lett., 68, 48. Beat-wave excitation of plasma wave and observation of accelerated electrons.
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• Sprangle, P., Esarey, E., Ting, A. 1990, Phys. Rev. Lett., 64, 2011. Nonlinear Theory of Intense Laser-Plasma Interactions.
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• Laser light in, 50-mev protons out. from BAPS DPP99 (Program of the 41st Annual Meeting of the Division of Plasma Physics, Nov 1999, Seattle, WA)
  • Petawatt laser : Diagram of fast ions (3 × 10¹³ protons) accelerated by the strong electric field produced when electrons are violently ejected from a plasma produced at the 0.4 mm focus point. 600 x 394 22,165 from AIP graphics.
  • Target chamber, the laser beam, shown in green in this enhanced photograph, is focused by a parabolic mirror, in the foreground, onto aluminum foil (which is stretched across a screen mesh). The ions are accelerated off the back of the target in the plasma formed at the laser focus and detected by a track detector, shown in the background. 360 x 477 70,910 from AIP graphics.
  • Univ. of Michigan.: Schematic of beam focused on a thin foil, producing a collimated beam of high-energy protons. 357 x 185 17,169 from AIP graphics.
  • Proton beam observed from behind the target as a high-intensity laser strikes a 1.8 μm thick Al foil. The proton beam passed through a 25 μm Mylar filter, corresponding to an energy above 1.2 MeV. The laser intensity on target is 2×10¹⁸ W cm^-2 at second harmonics illumination normal to target. 287 x 405 19,162 from AIP graphics.
  • Spectrogram of fast protons emitted in the forward direction and deflected in dipole magnetic spectrometer. Dashed line shows slit image position without magnet. CR-39 detector was covered with three steps of Mylar filter of 2, 4 and 6 mm thickness, corresponding to proton cut-off energies of 0.2, 0.3 and 0.5 MeV. 350 x 361 53,960 from AIP graphics.
  • Hatchett, S.P.: 1999, BAPS DPP99, FI2.04. Electron, Photon, and Ion Beams from the Relativistic Interaction of Petawatt Laser Pulses with Solid Targets (Petawatt)
  • Snavely, R.A., Hatchett, S., Key, M., Brown, C., Cowan, T., Henry, G., Langdon, B., Lasinski, B., Mackinnon, A., Pennington, D., Perry, M., Phillips, T., Roth, M., Sangster, C., Singh, M., Stoyer, M., Wilks, S., Yasuike, K.: 1999, BAPS DPP99, QO1.12. Intense Proton and Ion Beams From Petawatt Laser Experiments (Petawatt)
  • Wilks, S.C., Kruer, W.L., Cowan, T., Hatchett, S., Key, M., Langdon, A.B., Lasinski, B., MacKinnon, A., Patel, P., Phillips, T., Roth, M. Springer, P., Snavely, R., Haines, M.G.: 1999, BAPS DPP99, QO1.11. Ion Acceleration in Ultra-Intense, Laser-Plasma Interactions (Janus, USP, Petawatt)
  • Maksimchuk, A., Gu, S., Flippo, K., Mourou, G., Umstadter, D., Bychenkov, V.Y., Tikhonchuk, V.T. : 1999, BAPS DPP99, QO1.13. Observation of High-Energy Proton Beam in Interaction of High-Intensity Subpicosecond Laser Pulse with Thin Foils (Univ. Of Mich TW laser)
  • Shepherd, R., Fournier, K., Price, D., Lee, R., Young, B., Springer, P., Audebert, P.: 1999, BAPS DPP99, JP1.74. Time resolved X-ray spectroscopy of thin foil heated by 100 fs, 10¹⁸ W cm^-2 laser pulse (Ultra-Short Pulse Laser (USP), LLNL)
  • Krushelnick, K. : 1999, BAPS DPP99, FI2.06. Magnetic fields generated during high intensity laser plasma interactions (VULCAN)
• Amiranoff, F. et al.: 1998, Phys. Rev. Lett., 3 August The first observation of laser wakefield acceleration of injected electrons (see also Scientific American, March 1989)
• Clayton, C.E. et al. : 1993, Phys. Rev. Lett. 4 Jan. see also 1993, Science, 5 Feb. CO₂ creates a beat pattern in hydrogen plasma producing ultrahigh-gradient acceleration of injected electrons
• Nakajima, K. et al. : 1995, Phys. Rev. Lett., 29 May. Acceleration gradient of 30 GeV/m using a 1 ps, 3 TW laser pulse to excite waves in a plasma (ILE)