Detection and investigation of carbon ions induced by Nd:YAG laser using SSNTDs

When a laser pulse interacts with material, the material is ablated. Evaporates form plasma plume consisting of a mixture of energetic species including atoms, molecules, electrons, ions, clusters, micron-sized particles, and molten globules. Ions accelerated from the surface of the target form a cone due to their angular distribution and high energy. Energetic ion beams produced during the interaction of ultrahigh-intensity, short laser pulses have many applications ranging from the fast ignition of thermonuclear targets to proton imaging, deep proton lithography, medical physics, and injectors for conventional accelerators [1,2].