LASER PLASMA ACCELERATOR FOR IONS

This book tells the story of laser-driven particle acceleration — a field that has leapt from laboratory curiosity to the threshold of clinical reality. It is the story of how ultra-intense lasers, capable of creating conditions found only in stars, are now being harnessed to build compact, affordable, and precise particle accelerators for hospitals.

With the development of laser technology, research on laser-driven particle acceleration has made remarkable progress. Many universities in China have researchers engaged in plasma acceleration studies, and the research results are increasingly attracting attention.

Contents:

• Introduction
• Numerical Simulation of Laser-Plasma Interactions
• Theoretical Foundations of Laser-Plasma Interactions
• Physical Mechanisms of Laser-Driven Ion Acceleration
• Key Issues in Radiation Pressure Acceleration
• Introduction to Ti:Sapphire Ultrashort and Ultrastrong Lasers
• Preparation of Laser Ion Acceleration Targets
• Laser Ion Accelerators and Diagnostics
• Introduction to Beam Transport Systems
• An Introduction to Laser Acceleration Applications

Readership: Advanced undergraduate, graduate students and researchers working on laser research, accelerator research, Particle Physics, Radiation and applications of lasers.