Ionization-induced injection mechanism was introduced in 2010 to reduce the laser intensity
threshold for controllable electron trapping in laser wakefield accelerators (LWFA). However …

Technology based on high-peak-power lasers has the potential to provide compact and
intense radiation sources for a wide range of innovative applications. In particular, electrons …

The realization of compact X-ray sources is one of the most intriguing applications of laser-
plasma based electron acceleration. These sources based on the oscillation of short micron …

We review the results obtained in several experimental campaigns with the INRS high-
power laser system and determine the X-ray emission scaling from synchrotron radiation …

Ultrafast betatron x-ray emission from electron oscillations in laser wakefield acceleration
(LWFA) has been widely investigated as a promising source. Betatron x-rays are usually …

Betatron-type laser-plasma x-rays are recorded simultaneously with their corresponding
relativistic electron spectra in a laser wakefield acceleration scheme. The role of the multi …

We present a new interferometric technique for gas jets density characterization employing a
Wollaston shearing interferometer. The distinctive feature of this setup is the double pass of …

Utilizing a laser plasma wakefield to accelerate ultrahigh charge and current electron beams
is critical for many pioneering applications, for example, to efficiently produce nuclear …

X-ray computed tomography of plants requires a high number of X-ray photons, good source
stability, and a large field of view. We show that we can optimize a laser-based synchrotron …

We experimentally demonstrate generation of quasi-mono-energetic electrons from pure
nitrogen gas via ionization injection induced by self-evolved laser pulses. By means of self …