Hunting for sources of variability in laser-proton acceleration with thin foils
Laser ion acceleration experiments with increasing repetition rates have become more common in recent years. This allows for the study of the stability of proton beam parameters and the search for correlations with laser, target, and positioning system parameters. We conducted a trial experiment with 971 shots and determined key parameters using a variety of optical and proton detectors that are common in many experimental setups. Our findings can be helpful for planning future campaigns and assessing the relevance of certain diagnostics in the effort to monitor performance and improve the stability of future high-repetition-rate systems.
Authors
- Johannes Gebhard
- Katia Parodi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7779-6690)
- Martin Speicher
- Paul R. Bolton (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7229-9425)
- F Lindner (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4279-1747)
- Rong Yang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2606-6193)
- Leonard Doyle (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6197-0575)
- J. Schreiber (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9904-9389)
- P. Hilz (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8081-9328)
- S. Karsch (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0746-0731)
- Sebastian Lehrack (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8888-2631)
- Hao Ding (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4713-0331)
- Jianhui Bin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6381-1394)
- Wenjun Ma (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8217-8301)
- Franz Siegfried Englbrecht (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2613-9783)
- Tobias Ostermayr (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6913-1066)
- Daniel Haffa
- Thomas F. Rösch (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6784-0413)
- Ying Gao (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5912-0248)
- Jens Hartmann (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2864-1307)
- Christian Kreuzer
Institutions
- Peking University (CN)
- Max Planck Institute of Quantum Optics (DE)
- Shanghai Institute of Optics and Fine Mechanics (CN)
- State Key Laboratory of Nuclear Physics and Technology
- Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München (DE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Physics of Plasmas
- Published
- 2025-04-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0246173
- Primary Topic
- Laser-Plasma Interactions and Diagnostics
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- National Natural Science Foundation of China
- Bundesministerium für Bildung und Forschung