Abstract Rayleigh–Taylor (RT) and Richtmyer–Meshkov (RM) instabilities are well-known
pathways towards turbulent mixing layers, in many cases characterized by significant mass …

Ion acceleration driven by superintense laser pulses is attracting an impressive and steadily
increasing effort. Motivations can be found in the applicative potential and in the perspective …

We report the experimental generation of highly energetic carbon ions up to 48 MeV per
nucleon by shooting double-layer targets composed of well-controlled slightly underdense …

Laser-driven ion sources are a rapidly developing technology producing high energy, high
peak current beams. Their suitability for applications, such as compact medical accelerators …

An abundant source of energy in space, electromagnetic radiation can provide spacecraft
with a gentle yet persistent thrust for interplanetary and interstellar missions. Early …

Relativistic flying mirrors in plasmas are thin, dense electron or electron–ion layers
accelerated by high-intensity electromagnetic waves to velocities close to the speed of light …

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 …

We report experimental evidence that multi-MeV protons accelerated in relativistic laser-
plasma interactions are modulated by strong filamentary electromagnetic fields. Modulations …

We present experimental results on ion acceleration with circularly polarized, ultrahigh
contrast laser pulses focused to peak intensities of 5× 10 19 W cm-2 onto polymer targets of …

Control of the collective response of plasma particles to intense laser light is intrinsic to
relativistic optics, the development of compact laser-driven particle and radiation sources, as …