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Development of Laser-driven Proton Source Toward Its Applications

  • Sagisaka, Akito (Advanced Photon Research Center and Photo-Medical Research Center, Japan Atomic Energy Agency) ;
  • Daido, Hiroyuki (Advanced Photon Research Center and Photo-Medical Research Center, Japan Atomic Energy Agency) ;
  • Pirozhkov, Alexander S. (Advanced Photon Research Center and Photo-Medical Research Center, Japan Atomic Energy Agency) ;
  • Yogo, Akifumi (Advanced Photon Research Center and Photo-Medical Research Center, Japan Atomic Energy Agency) ;
  • Ogura, Koichi (Advanced Photon Research Center and Photo-Medical Research Center, Japan Atomic Energy Agency) ;
  • Orimo, Satoshi (Advanced Photon Research Center and Photo-Medical Research Center, Japan Atomic Energy Agency) ;
  • Ma, Jinglong (Advanced Photon Research Center and Photo-Medical Research Center, Japan Atomic Energy Agency) ;
  • Mori, Michiaki (Advanced Photon Research Center and Photo-Medical Research Center, Japan Atomic Energy Agency) ;
  • Nishiuchi, Mamiko (Advanced Photon Research Center and Photo-Medical Research Center, Japan Atomic Energy Agency) ;
  • Bulanov, Sergei V. (Advanced Photon Research Center and Photo-Medical Research Center, Japan Atomic Energy Agency) ;
  • Esirkepov, Timur Zh. (Advanced Photon Research Center and Photo-Medical Research Center, Japan Atomic Energy Agency) ;
  • Oishi, Yuji (Central Research Institute of Electronic Power Industry) ;
  • Nayuki, Takuya (Central Research Institute of Electronic Power Industry) ;
  • Fujii, Takashi (Central Research Institute of Electronic Power Industry) ;
  • Nemoto, Koshichi (Central Research Institute of Electronic Power Industry) ;
  • Nagatomo, Hideo (Institute of Laser Engineering, Osaka University)
  • Received : 2009.01.02
  • Accepted : 2009.02.16
  • Published : 2009.03.25
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Abstract

We observe the proton signals produced by laser interaction with thin-foil targets of polyimide and of copper. We change the thickness of the polyimide target to $7.5{\mu}m$, $12.5{\mu}m$, and $50{\mu}m$. High-energy protons with the maximum energy of ${\sim}2.3\;MeV$ from $7.5{\mu}m$ thick polyimide are observed. This proton beam with the maximum energy of multi-MeV has various applications such as a proton shadowgraphy.

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