High intensity laser generation of proton beams for the production of β+ sources used in positron emission tomography
AIP Conference Proceedings AIP Publishing 584:1 (2001) 73-78
Collisionless shock and supernova remnant simulations on VULCAN
Physics of Plasmas 8:5 II (2001) 2439-2445
Abstract:
The VULCAN [C. N. Danson et al., Opt. Commun. 103, 392 (1993)] laser at the UK Central Laser Facility is being used for laboratory-based simulations of collisionless shocks. By ensuring that key dimensionless parameters in the experiments have values similar to those of supernova remnants (SNRs), the hydrodynamics and magnetic field of the experiment are scaled to those of a SNR. This makes it possible to investigate experimentally the physics of collisionless magnetized shocks in such objects. The experiments are providing data against which to test current theory. Collisionless shock formation and the interaction of two counterpropagating colliding plasmas permeated by a strong magnetic field are discussed. © 2001 American Institute of Physics.Fast particle generation and energy transport in laser-solid interactions
Physics of Plasmas 8:5 II (2001) 2323-2330
Abstract:
The generation of MeV electron and ion beams using lasers with intensities of up to 1020 W cm-2 is reported. Intense ion beams with high energies (up to 40 MeV and to 3 × 1012 protons >5 MeV) are observed. The properties of these particle beams were measured in considerable detail and the results are compared to current theoretical explanations for their generation. © 2001 American Institute of Physics.Supernova remnant simulation experiments on VULCAN
Proceedings of SPIE--the International Society for Optical Engineering SPIE, the international society for optics and photonics 4424 (2001) 484-491