The study of relativistic electron–positron pair plasmas is both of fundamental physics
interest and important to understand the processes that shape the magnetic field dynamics …

MeV-range ions generated in inertial confinement fusion (ICF) and high-energy-density
physics experiments carry a wealth of information, including fusion reaction yield, rate, and …

Creating a magnetized relativistic pair plasma in the laboratory would enable the exploration
of unique plasma physics relevant to some of the most energetic events in the universe. As a …

Accurately and rapidly diagnosing laser–plasma interactions is often difficult due to the time-
intensive nature of the analysis and will only become more so with the rise of high repetition …

Direct laser acceleration of electrons during a high-energy, picosecond laser interaction with
an underdense plasma has been demonstrated to be substantially enhanced by controlling …

We report the observation of charge-neutral MeV electron–positron beams from
magnetically collimated laser-driven pair-production experiments. Relativistic pairs of …

Efforts are underway to magnetically confine electron–positron pair plasmas to study their
unique behaviour, which is characterized by significant changes in plasma time and length …

Radiochromic film (RCF) and image plates (IPs) are both commonly used detectors in
diagnostics fielded at inertial confinement fusion (ICF) and high-energy-density physics …

Particle acceleration from laser-plasma interactions has been a vibrant area of research
since the discovery of electron and proton beams emitted from high intensity laser-plasma …

The motivation for this thesis was to develop a laboratory astrophysics platform to investi-
gate how a gas cloud of predefined optical depth would evolve when exposed to radiation …