Generation, optimization, and application of ultrashort femtosecond pulse in mode-locked fiber lasers

Y Han, Y Guo, B Gao, C Ma, R Zhang… - Progress in Quantum …, 2020 - Elsevier
Ultrafast femtosecond mode-locked fiber laser plays an indispensable role in medical
imaging, space ranging, ophthalmology, terahertz spectroscopy, material micromachining …

Laser-driven x-ray and neutron source development for industrial applications of plasma accelerators

CM Brenner, SR Mirfayzi, DR Rusby… - Plasma Physics and …, 2015 - iopscience.iop.org
Pulsed beams of energetic x-rays and neutrons from intense laser interactions with solid
foils are promising for applications where bright, small emission area sources, capable of …

First results with the novel petawatt laser acceleration facility in Dresden

U Schramm, M Bussmann, A Irman… - Journal of Physics …, 2017 - iopscience.iop.org
We report on first commissioning results of the DRACO Petawatt ultra-short pulse laser
system implemented at the ELBE center for high power radiation sources of Helmholtz …

A review of laser-plasma ion acceleration

A Macchi - arXiv preprint arXiv:1712.06443, 2017 - arxiv.org
An overview of research on laser-plasma based acceleration of ions is given. The
experimental state of the art is summarized and recent progress is discussed. The basic …

Analysis of laser-proton acceleration experiments for development of empirical scaling laws

M Zimmer, S Scheuren, T Ebert, G Schaumann… - Physical Review E, 2021 - APS
Numerous experiments on laser-driven proton acceleration in the MeV range have been
performed with a large variety of laser parameters since its discovery around the year 2000 …

Self-generated surface magnetic fields inhibit laser-driven sheath acceleration of high-energy protons

M Nakatsutsumi, Y Sentoku, A Korzhimanov… - Nature …, 2018 - nature.com
High-intensity lasers interacting with solid foils produce copious numbers of relativistic
electrons, which in turn create strong sheath electric fields around the target. The proton …

Laser-driven ion acceleration via target normal sheath acceleration in the relativistic transparency regime

PL Poole, L Obst, GE Cochran, J Metzkes… - New Journal of …, 2018 - iopscience.iop.org
We present an experimental study investigating laser-driven proton acceleration via target
normal sheath acceleration (TNSA) over a target thickness range spanning the typical TNSA …

Laser-driven neutron generation with near-critical targets and application to materials characterization

F Mirani, A Maffini, M Passoni - Physical Review Applied, 2023 - APS
Laser-driven neutrons arouse outstanding interest because of their promising uses in
several fields, from basic science to materials inspection. Many experiments achieved …

Laser-accelerated particle beams for stress testing of materials

M Barberio, M Scisciò, S Vallières, F Cardelli… - Nature …, 2018 - nature.com
Laser-driven particle acceleration, obtained by irradiation of a solid target using an ultra-
intense (I> 1018 W/cm2) short-pulse (duration< 1 ps) laser, is a growing field of interest, in …

Laser-accelerated proton beams as diagnostics for cultural heritage

M Barberio, S Veltri, M Sciscio, P Antici - Scientific Reports, 2017 - nature.com
This paper introduces the first use of laser-generated proton beams as diagnostic for
materials of interest in the domain of Cultural Heritage. Using laser-accelerated protons, as …