Effects of fs-laser desorption on the target normal sheath acceleration (TNSA)

The acceleration of ions generated by the interaction of ultra-intense high power lasers (intensities of I ≥ 1019 W/cm2) with matter has become a rapidly evolving field of interest. Many experiments in the past have demonstrated that laser-accelerated ion beams provide high quality characteristics such as high particle intensities [1, 2], short pulse lengths and very low transverse source emittance [3] exceeding the parameters of standard particle accelerators.