本文对超短超强激光脉冲辐照高密度等离子体产生的静电冲击波加速离子的能谱展宽机理进行了数值研究.着重讨论了三种冲击波加速离子的能谱展宽机理:能量沉积到离子中使得冲击波前沿不断减速,被加速离子与背景粒子的碰撞,以及高能离子到达靶背面时受到鞘层场进一步加速.还研究了驱动激光脉冲宽度对冲击波加速离子能谱宽度的影响.
The broadening mechanisms are investigated for the energy spectrum of ions accelerated by electrostatic shocks in overdense plasmas irradiated by intense ultra-short laser pulses. It is found that the width of the shock-accelerated ion spectrum could be ineluctably broadened by three mechanisms, which are the continuously decreasing speed of the shock front due to the energy dissipation into ions, the collisions between the particles, and the further acceleration by the sheath field at the rear of target where when energetic ions arrive. Other effects, such as effect of driving laser pulse duration, are also studied.