Proton imaging has become a key diagnostic for measuring electromagnetic fields in high-
energy-density (HED) laboratory plasmas. Compared to other techniques for diagnosing …

The quality of the proton beam produced by target normal sheath acceleration (TNSA) with
high-power lasers can be significantly improved with the use of helical coils. While they …

Post-acceleration of protons in helical coil targets driven by intense, ultrashort laser pulses
can enhance ion energy by utilizing the transient current from the targets' self-discharge. The …

With the advancement of ultra-intense and ultra-short laser technology, lasers have
achieved new parameters in femtosecond (10–15 s) and petawatt (10 15 W) ranges. Ion …

Laser-driven ion acceleration provides ultrashort, high-charge, low-emittance beams, which
are desirable for a wide range of high-impact applications. Yet after decades of research, a …

We demonstrate the laser-driven post-acceleration experiment, utilizing a miniature slow-
wave structure. Experiments on a terawatt laser system showed a significant increase in …

The quality of the proton beam produced by Target Normal Sheath Acceleration (TNSA) with
high power lasers can be significantly improved with the use of helical coils. While they …

Tightly focused proton beams generated from helical coil targets have been shown to be
highly collimated across small distances, and display characteristic spectral bunching. We …

In the domain of laser-driven ion acceleration, the Target Normal Sheath Acceleration
(TNSA) is the most robust acceleration scheme. However, it suffers from two major …