Ion acceleration by superintense laser-plasma interaction
Ion acceleration driven by superintense laser pulses is attracting an impressive and steadily
increasing effort. Motivations can be found in the applicative potential and in the perspective …
increasing effort. Motivations can be found in the applicative potential and in the perspective …
Laser produced electromagnetic pulses: generation, detection and mitigation
F Consoli, VT Tikhonchuk, M Bardon… - High Power Laser …, 2020 - cambridge.org
This paper provides an up-to-date review of the problems related to the generation,
detection and mitigation of strong electromagnetic pulses created in the interaction of high …
detection and mitigation of strong electromagnetic pulses created in the interaction of high …
Towards terawatt-scale spectrally tunable terahertz pulses via relativistic laser-foil interactions
An ever-increasing number of strong-field applications, such as ultrafast coherent control
over matter and light, require driver light pulses that are both high power and spectrally …
over matter and light, require driver light pulses that are both high power and spectrally …
[HTML][HTML] High energy conversion efficiency in laser-proton acceleration by controlling laser-energy deposition onto thin foil targets
CM Brenner, APL Robinson, K Markey… - Applied Physics …, 2014 - pubs.aip.org
An all-optical approach to laser-proton acceleration enhancement is investigated using the
simplest of target designs to demonstrate application-relevant levels of energy conversion …
simplest of target designs to demonstrate application-relevant levels of energy conversion …
Focused Energy, A new approach towards inertial fusion energy
T Ditmire, M Roth, PK Patel, D Callahan… - Journal of Fusion …, 2023 - Springer
Focused Energy is a new startup company with the goal of developing laser-driven inertial
fusion energy for electrical power production. The company combines the results from …
fusion energy for electrical power production. The company combines the results from …
Transition from backward to sideward stimulated Raman scattering with broadband lasers in plasmas
Broadband lasers have been proposed as future drivers of inertial confined fusion (ICF) to
enhance the laser–target coupling efficiency via the mitigation of various parametric …
enhance the laser–target coupling efficiency via the mitigation of various parametric …
[HTML][HTML] Laser-to-hot-electron conversion limitations in relativistic laser matter interactions due to multi-picosecond dynamics
High-energy short-pulse lasers are pushing the limits of plasma-based particle acceleration,
x-ray generation, and high-harmonic generation by creating strong electromagnetic fields at …
x-ray generation, and high-harmonic generation by creating strong electromagnetic fields at …
Optimisation of multi-petawatt laser-driven proton acceleration in the relativistic transparency regime
Laser-driven proton acceleration from ultrathin foils in the relativistic transparency regime is
investigated using 2D and 3D particle-in-cell simulations. The optimisation of the maximum …
investigated using 2D and 3D particle-in-cell simulations. The optimisation of the maximum …
Robust energy enhancement of ultrashort pulse laser accelerated protons from reduced mass targets
K Zeil, J Metzkes, T Kluge, M Bussmann… - Plasma Physics and …, 2014 - iopscience.iop.org
This paper reports on a systematic investigation of the ultrashort pulse laser driven
acceleration of protons from thin targets of finite size, so-called reduced mass targets …
acceleration of protons from thin targets of finite size, so-called reduced mass targets …
Evidence of radial Weibel instability in relativistic intensity laser-plasma interactions inside a sub-micron thick liquid target
Super-intense laser plasma interaction has shown great promise as a platform for next
generation particle accelerators and sources for electron, x-rays, ions and neutrons. In …
generation particle accelerators and sources for electron, x-rays, ions and neutrons. In …