Diagnostic Methodologies of Laser-Initiated 11B(p,α)2α Fusion Reactions

F Consoli, R De Angelis, P Andreoli, A Bonasera… - Frontiers in …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
The detection of the ionic products of low-rate fusion reactions, and in particular of the 11B
(p, α) 2α, is one of the recognized main problems in experiments where these reactions are …

Progress and prospect of diamond dynamic friction polishing technology

T Yang, D Song, Z Hao - The International Journal of Advanced …, 2023 - Springer
Diamond is an important material in today and future industry, for its relatively advantages in
hardness, optics, heat, and electricity. Strongly impeted by the synthetic low-cost and large …

Time-of-flight spectroscopy for laser-driven proton beam monitoring

M Reimold, S Assenbaum, C Bernert, E Beyreuther… - Scientific Reports, 2022 - nature.com
Application experiments with laser plasma-based accelerators (LPA) for protons have to
cope with the inherent fluctuations of the proton source. This creates a demand for non …

Combined laser-based x-ray fluorescence and particle-induced x-ray emission for versatile multi-element analysis

P Puyuelo-Valdes, S Vallières, M Salvadori… - Scientific Reports, 2021 - nature.com
Particle and radiation sources are widely employed in manifold applications. In the last
decades, the upcoming of versatile, energetic, high-brilliance laser-based sources, as …

Laser-driven ion and electron acceleration from near-critical density gas targets: Towards high-repetition rate operation in the 1 PW, sub-100 fs laser interaction …

V Ospina-Bohórquez, C Salgado-López, M Ehret… - Physical Review …, 2024 - APS
Ion acceleration from gaseous targets driven by relativistic-intensity lasers was
demonstrated as early as the late 1990s, yet most of the experiments conducted to date …

Spatial and spectral measurement of laser-driven protons through radioactivation

YR Shou, XZ Wu, GE Ahn, SY Kim, SH Kim… - Nuclear Science and …, 2023 - Springer
The simultaneous measurement of the spatial profile and spectrum of laser-accelerated
protons is important for further optimization of the beam qualities and applications. We report …

Future for inertial-fusion energy in Europe: a roadmap

D Batani, A Colaïtis, F Consoli, CN Danson… - High Power Laser …, 2023 - cambridge.org
The recent achievement of fusion ignition with laser-driven technologies at the National
Ignition Facility sets a historic accomplishment in fusion energy research. This …

Time-of-flight methodologies with large-area diamond detectors for ion characterization in laser-driven experiments

M Salvadori, G Di Giorgio, M Cipriani… - High Power Laser …, 2022 - cambridge.org
The time-of-flight technique coupled with semiconductor detectors is a powerful instrument
to provide real-time characterization of ions accelerated because of laser–matter …

Laser interactions with gas jets: EMP emission and nozzle damage

PW Bradford, V Ospina-Bohorquez, M Ehret… - arxiv preprint arxiv …, 2024 - arxiv.org
Understanding the physics of electromagnetic pulse emission and nozzle damage is critical
for the long-term operation of laser experiments with gas targets, particularly at facilities …

OCTOPOD: single-bunch tomography for angular-spectral characterization of laser-driven protons

M Reimold, S Assenbaum, E Beyreuther… - High Power Laser …, 2023 - cambridge.org
Laser–plasma accelerated (LPA) proton bunches are now applied for research fields
ranging from ultra-high-dose-rate radiobiology to material science. Yet, the capabilities to …