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

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 …

Strong electromagnetic pulses (EMPs) are generated from intense laser interactions with
solid-density targets and can be guided by the target geometry, specifically through …

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 …

Helical coil accelerators are a recent development in laser-driven ion production, acting on
the intrinsically wide divergence and broadband energy spectrum of laser-accelerated …

To increase the fluence and maximum energy of laser-driven proton beams in view of
potential applications such as isochoric heating of dense material or isotope production, it …

Previous studies have shown that adding a section of critical density plasma on the front
surface of solid target can effectively improve the laser energy absorption efficiency. Here …

In this paper, we present the status of the line for laser-driven light ions acceleration (L3IA)
currently under implementation at the Intense Laser Irradiation Laboratory (ILIL), and we …

Developing compact ion accelerators using intense lasers is a very active area of research,
motivated by a strong applicative potential in science, industry and healthcare. However …

An investigation of the electromagnetic (EM) pulse produced by high intensity laser-solid
interactions has been carried out by employing the proton probing technique. Laser …