Higher energies for laser-accelerated particles possible
Monday, July 2, 2012 - 13:30
in Physics & Chemistry
Physicists have demonstrated for the first time that laser-accelerated protons follow the direction of the laser light. By incorporating this new data into a conventional model describing the laser particle acceleration, high proton energies which have not been realized so far might become achievable. This is important for developing laser particle acceleration for cancer therapy.