High Power Laser and Particle Beams, Volume. 35, Issue 2, 021004(2023)

Study of space charge force for a laser-accelerated proton beam

Jungao Zhu1, Yuan Zhao1, Meifu Lai1, Yongli Gu1, Shixiang Xu2、*, Cangtao Zhou1、*, and Haiyang Lu1、*
Author Affiliations
  • 1Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Ultraintense Laser and Advanced Material Technology, Center for Advanced Material Diagnostic Technology, College of Engineering Physics, Shenzhen Technology University, Shenzhen 518118, China
  • 2Shenzhen Key Laboratory of Micro-Nano Photonic Information Technology, Key Laboratory of Optoelectronic Devices and Systems of Ministry of Education and Guangdong Province, College of Physics and Optoelectronic Engineering, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen 518060, China
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    Jungao Zhu, Yuan Zhao, Meifu Lai, Yongli Gu, Shixiang Xu, Cangtao Zhou, Haiyang Lu. Study of space charge force for a laser-accelerated proton beam[J]. High Power Laser and Particle Beams, 2023, 35(2): 021004

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    Category: High Power Laser Physics and Technology

    Received: May. 24, 2022

    Accepted: --

    Published Online: Feb. 16, 2023

    The Author Email: Xu Shixiang (shxxu@szu.edu.cn), Zhou Cangtao (zcangtao@sztu.edu.cn), Lu Haiyang (luhaiyang@sztu.edu.cn)

    DOI:10.11884/HPLPB202335.220171

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