Plasma wakefield acceleration (PWFA) is a novel acceleration technique with promising
prospects for both particle colliders and light sources. However, PWFA research has so far …

We present a study of laser-ion acceleration, where an increased laser spot size leads to
sheath field geometries that accelerate ion beams of narrow and achromatic divergence at …

Circularly polarized extreme ultraviolet (XUV) radiation is highly interesting for investigation
of chirality-sensitive light-matter interactions. Recent breakthroughs have enabled the …

The new capabilities of the short focal length, high intensity beamline, named iP2, at the
BELLA Center will extend the reach of research in high energy density science, including …

Defect engineering is foundational to classical electronic device development and for
emerging quantum devices. Here, we report on defect engineering of silicon with ion pulses …

One of the challenges for laser-driven proton beams for many potential applications is their
stability and reproducibility. We investigate the stability of the laser driven proton beams …

L3-HAPLS (High-repetition-rate Advanced Petawatt Laser System) at ELI (Extreme Light
Infrastructure) Beamlines currently delivers 0.45 PW pulses (12 J in 27 fs) at 3.3 Hz …

Ultrafast pump–probe experiments open the possibility to track fundamental material
behaviour, such as changes in electronic configuration, in real time. To date, most of these …

Structured solid targets are widely investigated to increase the energy absorption of high-
power laser pulses so as to achieve efficient ion acceleration. Here we report the first …

Laser-plasma accelerators (LPAs) now routinely produce electron beams with GeV energies
over acceleration lengths on the order of a few centimeters. This capability and the …