Femtosecond laser-plasma dynamics study by a time-resolved Mach–Zehnder-like interferometer

AVF Zuffi, J Ricardo dos Santos, EP Maldonado… - Applied Optics, 2023 - opg.optica.org
Side-view density profiles of a laser-induced plasma were measured by a home-built, time-
resolved, Mach–Zehnder-like interferometer. Due to the pump-probe femtosecond resolution …

Laser-machined two-stage nozzle optimised for laser wakefield acceleration

V Tomkus, M Mackevičiūtė, J Dudutis… - Journal of Plasma …, 2024 - cambridge.org
In this paper, the modelling and manufacturing of a two-stage supersonic gas jet nozzle
enabling the formation of adaptive plasma concentration profiles for injection and …

Bayesian optimization of laser wakefield acceleration in the self-modulated regime (SM-LWFA) aiming to produce molybdenum-99 via photonuclear reactions

BS Nunes, SP Santos, RP Nunes, C Bonţoiu… - arXiv preprint arXiv …, 2024 - arxiv.org
While laser wakefield acceleration (LWFA) in the bubble regime demands ultra-short, high-
peak-power laser pulses, operation in the self-modulated regime (SM-LWFA) works with …

Ultrafast laser micromachining of submillimetric de Laval nozzles in alumina for laser electron acceleration

AVF Zuffi, FBD Tabacow, ND Vieira… - … Optics and Photonics …, 2022 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
We have explored the fabrication of submillimetric de Laval nozzles by ultrashort laser
pulses micromachining in alumina, a dielectric ceramic, to generate supersonic gas jets in …