title: Highly efficient relativistic-ion generation in the laser-piston regime.
abstract: An intense laser-plasma interaction regime of the generation of high density ultrashort relativistic ion beams is suggested. When the radiation pressure is dominant, the laser energy is transformed efficiently into the energy of fast ions.
authors.affiliation: Kansai Research Establishment, JAERI, Umemidai 8-1 Kizu, Kyoto 619-0215, Japan.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Esirkepov
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Borghesi
authors.forename: S V
authors.initials: SV
authors.lastname: Bulanov
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Mourou
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Tajima