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 …
Optics in the relativistic regime
The advent of ultraintense laser pulses generated by the technique of chirped pulse
amplification (CPA) along with the development of high-fluence laser materials has opened …
amplification (CPA) along with the development of high-fluence laser materials has opened …
Fast ignition with laser-driven proton and ion beams
Fusion fast ignition (FI) initiated by a laser-driven particle beam promises a path to high-yield
and high-gain for inertial fusion energy. FI can readily leverage the proven capability of …
and high-gain for inertial fusion energy. FI can readily leverage the proven capability of …
Ultrarelativistic nanoplasmonics as a route towards extreme-intensity attosecond pulses
The generation of ultrastrong attosecond pulses through laser-plasma interactions offers the
opportunity to surpass the intensity of any known laboratory radiation source, giving rise to …
opportunity to surpass the intensity of any known laboratory radiation source, giving rise to …
Laser absorption in relativistically underdense plasmas by synchrotron radiation
A novel absorption mechanism for linearly polarized lasers propagating in relativistically
underdense solids in the ultrarelativistic (a∼ 100) regime is presented. The mechanism is …
underdense solids in the ultrarelativistic (a∼ 100) regime is presented. The mechanism is …
Laser ion acceleration using a solid target coupled with a low-density layer
We investigate by particle-in-cell simulations in two and three dimensions the laser-plasma
interaction and the proton acceleration in multilayer targets where a low-density (“near …
interaction and the proton acceleration in multilayer targets where a low-density (“near …
Towards optical polarization control of laser-driven proton acceleration in foils undergoing relativistic transparency
B Gonzalez-Izquierdo, M King, RJ Gray… - Nature …, 2016 - nature.com
Control of the collective response of plasma particles to intense laser light is intrinsic to
relativistic optics, the development of compact laser-driven particle and radiation sources, as …
relativistic optics, the development of compact laser-driven particle and radiation sources, as …
Inverse Faraday effect driven by radiation friction
TV Liseykina, SV Popruzhenko… - New Journal of …, 2016 - iopscience.iop.org
A collective, macroscopic signature to detect radiation friction in laser–plasma experiments
is proposed. In the interaction of superintense circularly polarized laser pulses with high …
is proposed. In the interaction of superintense circularly polarized laser pulses with high …
Optically controlled dense current structures driven by relativistic plasma aperture-induced diffraction
The collective response of charged particles to intense fields is intrinsic to plasma
accelerators and radiation sources, relativistic optics and many astrophysical phenomena …
accelerators and radiation sources, relativistic optics and many astrophysical phenomena …
Efficient laser-driven proton and bremsstrahlung generation from cluster-assembled foam targets
I Prencipe, J Metzkes-Ng, A Pazzaglia… - New Journal of …, 2021 - iopscience.iop.org
The interaction between intense 30 fs laser pulses and foam-coated 1.5 μm-thick Al foils in
the relativistic regime (up to 5× 10 20 W cm− 2) is studied to optimize the laser energy …
the relativistic regime (up to 5× 10 20 W cm− 2) is studied to optimize the laser energy …