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SULF laser-driven proton acceleration

laser proton acceleration

Based on the chirped pulse amplification technology invented by Nobel laureate Mourou, the output power of ultra-intense lasers has reached the 10 PW class, providing a new experimental means for many frontier research in high field laser physics. Laser-driven ion acceleration is attracting widespread interest because of the prospects of realizing compact and desktop ultrafast ion sources, which has potential applications in many fields, such as cancer therapy, fusion energy resource. This report will introduce the recent progress on laser-driven proton acceleration carried out on the Shanghai Superintense Ultrafast Laser Facility (SULF).