Acceleration dynamics of ions in shocks and solitary waves driven by intense laser pulses

作者:He Min Qing*; Dong Quan Li; Sheng Zheng Ming; Weng Su Ming; Chen Min; Wu Hui Chun; Zhang Jie
来源:Physical Review E, 2007, 76(3): 035402.
DOI:10.1103/PhysRevE.76.035402

摘要

The acceleration of ions in collisionless electrostatic shocks and solitary waves, driven by ultrashort intense laser pulses in a thin solid target under different conditions, is investigated theoretically. When a shock is formed, ions with certain initial velocities inside the target can be accelerated by the electrostatic field at the shock front to twice the shock speed. When a solitary wave is formed, only ions located at the rear surface of the target can be accelerated by the solitary wave together with the sheath field formed there.

  • 出版日期2007-9