Limitations of post accelerating ion beams using the snowplow field in a near-critical density target

[2608.14521] Limitations of post accelerating ion beams using the snowplow field in a near-critical density target Skip to main content Search Submit Donate Log in Search arXiv Press Enter to search · Advanced search Physics > Plasma Physics arXiv:2608.14521 (physics) [Submitted on 14 Aug 2026] Title: Limitations of post accelerating ion beams using the snowplow field in a near-critical density target Authors: Davide Terzani , Stepan S. Bulanov , Lieselotte Obst-Huebl , Carlo Benedetti , Franklin Dollar , Eric Esarey , Axel Huebl , Aodhan McIlvenny , John Palastro , Jessica Shaw , Carl B. Schroeder , Douglass Schumacher , Mingsheng Wei , Louise Willingale View a PDF of the paper titled Limitations of post accelerating ion beams using the snowplow field in a near-critical density target, by Davide Terzani and 13 other authors View PDF HTML (experimental) Abstract: Laser-matter interaction at relativistic intensities is central to almost every scientific case for multi-PW laser facilities. In particular, the progress in laser-driven ion acceleration brings this interaction closer to multiple applications, ranging from material science to biomedical research. One of the most important questions regarding ion acceleration is how to obtain high charge ion beams with relativistic energies. Increasing laser energy and intensity usually leads to a number of limitations on maximum achievable ion energies rooted in the fundamental properties of charged particle interaction with strong electromagnetic fields. Following advances in staged laser-plasma electron acceleration, staged ion acceleration could offer a path to relativistic energies. Here, such scheme is explored and the possibility of scaling the acceleration of ion beams to relativistic energies is discussed. Subjects: Plasma Physics (physics.plasm-ph) ; Accelerator Physics (physics.acc-ph) Cite as: arXiv:2608.14521 [physics.plasm-ph] (or arXiv:2608.14521v1 [physics.plasm-ph] for this version) https://doi.org/10.48550/arXiv.2608.14521 Focus to learn more arXiv-issued DOI via DataCite Submission history From: Davide Terzani [ view email ] [v1] Fri, 14 Aug 2026 17:43:09 UTC (1,022 KB) Full-text links: Access Paper: View a PDF of the paper titled Limitations of post accelerating ion beams using the snowplow field in a near-critical density target, by Davide Terzani and 13 other authors View PDF HTML (experimental) TeX Source view license Current browse context: physics.plasm-ph < prev | next > new | recent | 2026-08 Change to browse by: physics physics.acc-ph References & Citations INSPIRE HEP NASA ADS Google Scholar Semantic Scholar export BibTeX citation Loading... BibTeX formatted citation × loading... Data provided by: Bookmark Bibliographic Tools Bibliographic and Citation Tools Bibliographic Explorer Toggle Bibliographic Explorer ( What is the Explorer? ) Connected Papers Toggle Connected Papers ( What is Connected Papers? ) Litmaps Toggle Litmaps ( What is Litmaps? ) scite.ai Toggle scite Smart Citations ( What are Smart Citations? ) Code, Data, Media Code, Data and Media Associated with this Article alphaXiv Toggle alphaXiv ( What is alphaXiv? ) Links to Code Toggle CatalyzeX Code Finder for Papers ( What is CatalyzeX? ) DagsHub Toggle DagsHub ( What is DagsHub? ) GotitPub Toggle Gotit.pub ( What is GotitPub? ) Huggingface Toggle Hugging Face ( What is Huggingface? ) ScienceCast Toggle ScienceCast ( What is ScienceCast? ) Demos Demos Replicate Toggle Replicate ( What is Replicate? ) Spaces Toggle Hugging Face Spaces ( What is Spaces? ) Spaces Toggle TXYZ.AI ( What is TXYZ.AI? ) Related Papers Recommenders and Search Tools Link to Influence Flower Influence Flower ( What are Influence Flowers? ) Core recommender toggle CORE Recommender ( What is CORE? ) Author Venue Institution Topic About arXivLabs arXivLabs: experimental projects with community collaborators arXivLabs is a framework that allows collaborators to develop and share new arXiv features directly on our website. Both individuals and organizations that work with arXivLabs have embraced and accepted our values of openness, community, excellence, and user data privacy. arXiv is committed to these values and only works with partners that adhere to them. Have an idea for a project that will add value for arXiv's community? Learn more about arXivLabs . Which authors of this paper are endorsers? | Disable MathJax ( What is MathJax? ) We gratefully acknowledge support from our major funders , member institutions , , and all contributors. About · Help · Contact · Subscribe · Copyright · Privacy · Accessibility · Operational Status (opens in new tab) Major funding support from

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