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 …
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 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 …
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 …
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 …
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 neutrons arouse outstanding interest because of their promising uses in several fields, from basic science to materials inspection. Many experiments achieved …
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 …
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 …