In the 2015 review paper 'Petawatt Class Lasers Worldwide'a comprehensive overview of
the current status of high-power facilities of was presented. This was largely based on facility …

A laser system producing controllable and stable pulses with high power and ultrashort
duration at high repetition rate is a key component of a high energy laser-plasma accelerator …

J-KAREN-P is a high-power laser facility aiming at the highest beam quality and irradiance
for performing state-of-the art experiments at the frontier of modern science. Here we …

Laser acceleration of ions to≳ MeV energies has been achieved on a variety of Petawatt
laser systems, raising the prospect of ion beam applications using compact ultra-intense …

We present an experimental demonstration of the efficient acceleration of electrons beyond
60 MeV using micro-channel plasma targets. We employed a high-contrast, 2.5 J, 32 fs short …

We describe the first demonstration of plasma mirrors made using freely suspended, ultra-
thin films formed dynamically and in-situ. We also present novel particle-in-cell simulations …

Many current and upcoming laser facilities used to study high-energy-density (HED) physics
and inertial fusion energy (IFE) support operating at high rep-rates (HRRs) of∼ 0.1–10 Hz …

Tight focusing with very small f-numbers is necessary to achieve the highest at-focus
irradiances. However, tight focusing imposes strong demands on precise target positioning …

Liquid crystal films are variable thickness, planar targets for ultra-intense laser matter
experiments such as ion acceleration. Their target qualities also make them ideal for high …

A pixelated scintillator has been designed, fabricated, and tested using a laser-accelerated
proton source for use in proton diagnostics at rep-rated laser facilities. The work presented …