Alpha-Particle Generation from H-¹¹B Fusion Initiated by Laser-Accelerated Boron Ions

Figure 2

(a) Raw TPS data from a 60 nm-thick boron nanofoil. The parabolic traces of ¹¹B³⁺, ¹¹B⁴⁺, and ¹¹B⁵⁺ ions have been marked with different lines, (b) ion spectra of ¹¹B³⁺, ₁₁B⁴⁺, and ¹¹B⁵⁺, and (c) ion spectra of proton, carbon, and oxygen ions.

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