Stable laser-acceleration of high-flux proton beams with plasma collimation

Kód výsledku v IS VaVaI

<a href="https://www.isvavai.cz/riv?ss=detail&h=RIV%2F68407700%3A21340%2F25%3A00380528" target="_blank" >RIV/68407700:21340/25:00380528 - isvavai.cz</a>

Výsledek na webu

<a href="https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-025-56248-4" target="_blank" >https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-025-56248-4</a>

DOI - Digital Object Identifier

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41467-025-56248-4" target="_blank" >10.1038/s41467-025-56248-4</a>

Jazyk výsledku

angličtina

Název v původním jazyce

Stable laser-acceleration of high-flux proton beams with plasma collimation

Popis výsledku v původním jazyce

Laser-plasma acceleration of protons offers a compact, ultra-fast alternative to conventional acceleration techniques, and is being widely pursued for potential applications in medicine, industry and fundamental science. Creating a stable, collimated beam of protons at high repetition rates presents a key challenge. Here, we demonstrate the generation of multi-MeV proton beams from a fast-replenishing ambient-temperature liquid sheet. The beam has an unprecedentedly low divergence of 1 degrees (<= 20 mrad), resulting from magnetic self-guiding of the proton beam during propagation through a low density vapour. The proton beams, generated at a repetition rate of 5 Hz using only 190 mJ of laser energy, exhibit a hundred-fold increase in flux compared to beams from a solid target. Coupled with the high shot-to-shot stability of this source, this represents a crucial step towards applications.

Název v anglickém jazyce

Stable laser-acceleration of high-flux proton beams with plasma collimation

Popis výsledku anglicky

Laser-plasma acceleration of protons offers a compact, ultra-fast alternative to conventional acceleration techniques, and is being widely pursued for potential applications in medicine, industry and fundamental science. Creating a stable, collimated beam of protons at high repetition rates presents a key challenge. Here, we demonstrate the generation of multi-MeV proton beams from a fast-replenishing ambient-temperature liquid sheet. The beam has an unprecedentedly low divergence of 1 degrees (<= 20 mrad), resulting from magnetic self-guiding of the proton beam during propagation through a low density vapour. The proton beams, generated at a repetition rate of 5 Hz using only 190 mJ of laser energy, exhibit a hundred-fold increase in flux compared to beams from a solid target. Coupled with the high shot-to-shot stability of this source, this represents a crucial step towards applications.

Druh

J_imp - Článek v periodiku v databázi Web of Science

CEP obor

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OECD FORD obor

10306 - Optics (including laser optics and quantum optics)

Projekt

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Návaznosti

I - Institucionalni podpora na dlouhodoby koncepcni rozvoj vyzkumne organizace

Rok uplatnění

2025

Kód důvěrnosti údajů

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Název periodika

NATURE COMMUNICATIONS

ISSN

2041-1723

e-ISSN

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Svazek periodika

16

Číslo periodika v rámci svazku

1

Stát vydavatele periodika

GB - Spojené království Velké Británie a Severního Irska

Počet stran výsledku

9

Strana od-do

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Kód UT WoS článku

001406369400012

EID výsledku v databázi Scopus

2-s2.0-85217001268