Investigations of Field Dynamics in Laser Plasmas with Proton Imaging

• Main Author: Sokollik, Thomas (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2011.
• Series: Springer Theses
• Subjects: Physics.; Particle acceleration.; Atoms.; Matter.; Plasma (Ionized gases).; Particle Acceleration and Detection, Beam Physics.; Plasma Physics.; Atoms and Molecules in Strong Fields, Laser Matter Interaction.

Laser 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...

Table of Contents:

• Introduction. 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.