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High Power Laser and Particle Beams, Volume. 36, Issue 1, 101004(2024)

Generation of high-quality proton beam in nanobrush targets driven by PW laser pulse

Yue Yang, Bin Sun, Zhigang Deng, Jian Teng, Shukai He, Bo Zhang, Shaoyi Wang, Zhimeng Zhang, Minghai Yu, Jiaxing Wen, Fang Tan, Yonghong Yan, Zitao Wang, Kainan Zhou, Zhongjing Chen, Yuchi Wu, Weimin Zhou, Yuqiu Gu, and Zongqing Zhao^*

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Laser Fusion Research Center, CAEP, Mianyang 621900, China

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Yue Yang, Bin Sun, Zhigang Deng, Jian Teng, Shukai He, Bo Zhang, Shaoyi Wang, Zhimeng Zhang, Minghai Yu, Jiaxing Wen, Fang Tan, Yonghong Yan, Zitao Wang, Kainan Zhou, Zhongjing Chen, Yuchi Wu, Weimin Zhou, Yuqiu Gu, Zongqing Zhao. Generation of high-quality proton beam in nanobrush targets driven by PW laser pulse[J]. High Power Laser and Particle Beams, 2024, 36(1): 101004

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Received: Dec. 17, 2023

Accepted: Jan. 13, 2024

Published Online: Mar. 21, 2024

The Author Email: Zhao Zongqing (zhaozongqing99@caep.cn)

DOI:10.11884/HPLPB202436.230440

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