Development of laser driven particle sources and their application to science, industry and medicine

大道 博行

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We have systematically performed high intensity physics experiments using an Optical Parametric Chirped pulse amplification system coupled with a Titanium Sapphire laser amplifiers with laser power of up to 100 TW. An ultra-high intensity laser driven particle acceleration has firstly proposed by Tajima and Dawson in 1979. Since then, a lot of researches have been performed by many groups. For example, since 2001, a five year project "Research and Development of Elements of Advanced Compact Accelerators (RDEACA)" started by JAEA, Kyoto University etc. organized by National Institute of Radiological Sciences. The team has completed MeV ion beam generation driven by a laser as well as improved the ion beam energy spread by the phase rotation method. JAEA and HIBMC have established laser-driven beam treatment plans for cancer in general, and for uveal melanoma and age-related macular degeneration as niche treatment in particular. Based on these collaborative achievements, we have started the photo-medical valley project in which we are planning to develop a laser driven medical accelerator together with the development of monitoring technique such as auto activation PET technique with strong collaboration with medical and industrial people. We will also develop industrial applications as a spin off of this project.