Laser-plasma physics has developed rapidly over the past few decades as lasers have
become both more powerful and more widely available. Early experimental and numerical …

Fast solid target delivery and plasma-ion detection systems have been designed and
developed to be used in high intensity laser-matter interaction experiments. We report on …

An experimental platform for laser-driven ion (sub-MeV) acceleration and potential
applications was commissioned at the HiLASE laser facility. The auxiliary beam of the Bivoj …

High-repetition-rate (HRR) experiments can collect large datasets with high temporal,
spatial, and/or parametric resolution or large numbers of repeat measurements for statistics …

We report on recent progress in deploying a continuous solid hydrogen ribbon as a debris-
free and renewable laser-driven source of pure proton beams generated by a 30-fs laser …

We report on efficient and stable, type-I phase-matched second harmonic conversion of a
nanosecond high-energy, diode-pumped, Yb: YAG laser. With a frequency-doubling crystal …

A thermo-optical design study of different slab geometries for a concept of a cryogenically
cooled multislab amplifier operating at 10 J/100 Hz is presented. A finite element method …

The past half a century has seen a revolution in our understanding of how the rapid
compression of matter via shock or quasi-isentropic compression operates at the lattice …

An experimental platform for laser-driven ion (sub-MeV) acceleration and potential
applications was recently commissioned at the HiLASE laser facility. The auxiliary beam of …

Characterising the properties of high-reflectance, optical coatings for high-power laser
systems is important for improving optical-to-optical efficiency and extending system …