Laser Driven Ion Acceleration via Solid Target Ionization
Comprehensive Exam
3:00 pm –
4:00 pm
Location:
Jorgensen Hall Room: 245
Presented by Roland Hesse: We present the theory of intense laser-driven ion acceleration from solid targets. Modern experiments using petawatt lasers with pico-second pulses focused to 10^21 W/cm^2 on multi-micron-thick metal targets produce quality …